Housing and Homelessness

A new report finds that headline statistics about unemployment figures create a “false optimism” that doesn’t correspond to the reality

The 2022-23 Budget could have gone further to ensure that all Victorians have safe, stable and affordable homes. 

Today is the one-year anniversary of Victoria's new rental rules. What's working, what's not and what needs to go further?

Should the clean energy revolution only be for the benefit of the already well-off? We think not.

Submission to the Social Housing Regulation Review – Consultation Papers 2 & 3

We've come a long way. But Victoria must keep up the momentum to end homelessness.

VCOSS Submission to Consultation Paper on the 10-Year Strategy for Social and Affordable Housing April 2021.

There are more than 130 changes to Victoria’s renting rules. Here are the key ones.

Pandemic supports are ending. It's not going to be pretty.

VCOSS welcomes the report’s recommendations.

VCOSS response to the draft Infrastructure Victoria 30 Year Strategy

Customers in embedded networks are not covered by the same consumer protections and entitlements to assistance as other households.

“A single investment of this scale has not been seen in many decades, if ever. It’s a gamechanger.”

One in three Victorians live in private rental homes – a fair market is an essential condition for living a

I just pray every day that we will be allowed to go outside of the suburb, just to get food.

Mandy Weber and her two teenage daughters face the prospect of homelessness for a sixth time once the JobSeeker Coronavirus

 Victorian Voices a special Facebook Live series brought to you in partnership with ABC Melbourne. This episode was aired

The REIV need to pull their heads in and retract this misguided, callous and dangerous directive.

When people have housing that is safe, accessible, and suitable to their needs, they thrive.

If we're not bold enough to do what's required now, will we ever be?

The jury is in. Victorians want more public and community housing.

This is public health decision, and we don't quibble with that. But we need to get this right.

Having a place to call home that is safe, affordable, secure, healthy and fit-for-purpose creates the conditions to thrive.

Governments can build new housing much quicker than the private sector.

A plan to fight inequality, create jobs and grow the economy at the same time.

The Housing Peaks Alliance calls on the Victorian Government to develop a 10-year social housing plan.

A Big Build To End Homelessness would stimulate the economy and put a roof over those most in need.

Reorienting from crisis to prevention is the only way to end homelessness.

This package will mean renters can stay at home and help ‘flatten the curve’.

As we rush to ban evictions and protect renters from financial ruin, some questions are emerging.