Policy & Research Publications

This report explores the experiences people in NSW have with healthcare, including their GP, medical specialists, dentists and hospital emergency departments. Conducted by NCOSS in… Read More

NCOSS has released its annual Cost of Living in NSW report, Impossible Choices: Decisions NSW communities shouldn’t have to make investigating the impact of rising… Read More

Over the last year NCOSS, along with local hosts, has held two regional forums in Taree in November 2023, and Dubbo in May 2024 with… Read More

Over the past five years, the impacts of natural disasters and emergencies has been a significant focus for NCOSS, due in part to the significant… Read More

Introduction NCOSS celebrates the substantial investment into social housing. Alongside our members and other peak bodies, NCOSS has been calling for this type of action… Read More

Following a 2023 election commitment, the NSW Government sought to introduce a portable long service leave scheme for the community services sector. A consultation process… Read More

The NSW Council of Social Service made this submission to the ClubGRANTS review on 18 March 2024. NCOSS welcomes the New South Wales Government’s review… Read More

Choosing A Better Future The NSW Council of Social Service calls upon the NSW Government to choose a better future for our state. The Government… Read More

NCOSS made a joint submission with the Public Interest Advocacy Centre (PIAC) and Financial Counsellors’ Association of NSW (FCAN) to the NSW Office of Energy… Read More

A new report from NCOSS, Beyond roads and bridges: Critical social infrastructure for South West Sydney, highlights the growing demand for services in one of the fastest… Read More

“Community can be agile in a way the government cannot and will never be able to be.” “There will always be the need for government… Read More

NCOSS has released its research exploring the lived experiences of virtual care in NSW.   Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, virtual care has expanded… Read More