Cost of Living

Simple measures like energy efficient appliances can make a huge difference to household budgets and to people’s quality of life,

It helps to know a little something about the people who receive Newstart payments.

Submission to the Senate inquiry into the adequacy of Newstart and related payments

Response to Essential Services Commission Issues Paper

Climate change is, among other things, an unconscionable assault on the poor.

Default pricing is a significant and very justified intervention in the Victorian energy market.

All kids in Victoria should be able to get to school, wherever they live and whatever their families’ circumstances.

Victorian energy retailers are attempting to block power users from getting a fairer priced deal.

Response to draft Orders in Council on the Victorian Default Offer 

Response to ESC draft decision on Energy Retail Code changes

Response to the ESC draft advice on the Victorian Default Offer methodology

If you're struggling to pay high energy bills, your energy company must help you.

The new Victorian energy fact sheet will replace existing price and product information statements and offer summaries.

So how do we ensure a big and growing Melbourne delivers a good life for every person?

A deliberately confusing and complex electricity market is allowing retailers to charge Victorians more.

VCOSS is urging the State Government to take significant steps to ease the financial burden for school families.

VCOSS welcomes these changes to the feed-in tariff methodology.

VCOSS response to ACCC discussion paper on electricity supply monitoring

VCOSS is concerned the VEU program is under-used by people on low incomes, renters and people with health and disability

New, clean energy is non-negotiable if we’re going to prevent the worst of climate change and reduce power bills over

This report estimates 180,000 Victorian households (7.3%) experience persistent payment difficulty.

We welcome a political tussle over which party will do the most to get Victorians the best possible power deal.

A state owned energy retailer for Victoria? It might just help.

All school-age children should be able to play sport however simply making PE compulsory isn’t the right response.

The real issue isn’t intergenerational welfare dependency, it’s intergenerational disadvantage.

This is a horror show with no single villain. Many players bear the blame for high prices.

Is a 'Basic Standing Offer' for power users a good idea?

VCOSS response to registration guideline for non-licensed electricity providers. In Victoria, most electricity is provided by businesses licensed by the

For many Victorians, rental homes will be homes for life – places where we grow up, raise a family, work,

VCOSS is keen to ensure minimum feed-in tariffs do not increase energy bills for non-solar, grid-dependent households, and negate the