Poverty in New South Wales: Any one of us is just one step awayThis report to highlights that all of us – along with our family, friends, neighbours and communities – are just one step away from poverty… Read More
Doors to ownership: a business case and guidelines for a shared homeownership scheme with NSW community housing associationsThis document outlines a scheme for a shared homeownership arrangement where the two parties concerned would be an individual (the homeowner) and a community housing… Read More
State of the Community Service Sector in NSWNCOSS is currently engaged in a number of projects aimed at ensuring the community sector gets the support it needs to have a sustainable future.… Read More
The Cost of Living: Who's Really Hurting?This report focuses on those most in need. It draws on data collected by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) to assess how living costs… Read More
Consumer power: The lease of the NSW Electricity Networks from an electricity consumer's perspectiveThis Report analyses the proposed partial lease from the point of view of NSW electricity consumers. It does not seek to answer the question of… Read More
Have your say...but how? Improving public participation in NSWThis report presents the findings of a research project on public participation by NCOSS. Public participation is about people having a say in decisions that… Read More
Measuring Up: A Framework for Government Social Performance Reporting in NSWNCOSS believes that social performance reporting needs to become a central feature ofgovernance in our state.
The Cost of Living: Are Concessions Doing Their Job?This report presents a way forward for the provision of concessions in NSW. It begins the conversation we believe is needed if concessions are to… Read More
NCOSS Election Platform: Speak, Plan, Act! Achieving fairness for everyoneAs we approach the 2015 NSW Election, NCOSS wants to see everyone speak about the issue of poverty and disadvantage in our state, plan for… Read More
NCOSS 2010-11 PBS: A Community Services Stimulus PackageThis Pre-Budget Submission seeks to balance the many pressing priorities in the community with the fact that there are limited resources available. The recommendations, therefore,… Read More
NCOSS 2011 State Election Policy: Vote 1 Fairness in NSWVote 1 Fairness in NSW calls for a range of measures that will make a difference for those people and communities that are doing it… Read More
NCOSS 2012-13 PBS: Making NSW Number 1 for FairnessThis Pre-Budget Submission follows on from Vote 1 Fairness in NSW, our election platform, and seeks through its recommendations to ensure budgetary measures are adopted… Read More