A Housing Strategy for NSWIn response to the Housing Strategy for NSW - a Discussion Paper, NCOSS built on its earlier research by bringing in the voices of its members… Read More
NCOSS and Homelessness NSW Letter to Ministers - Social Housing COVID-19 PlanNCOSS and Homelessness NSW have jointly written to our Ministers for Health, Housing, and Families, Communities and Disability Services to call for the development of a… Read More
Supporting Economic Recovery in NSW: Investment in Social and Affordable Housing is Critical to Supporting Jobs Today and Families into the FutureSupporting Economic Recovery in NSW: Investment in Social and Affordable Housing is Critical to Supporting Jobs Today and Families into the Future is a new… Read More
Cost of Living in NSW: Austerity hits homeCost of Living in NSW: Austerity hits home is the latest annual report from NCOSS looking at the cost of living for low income households in… Read More
The Cost of Staying Connected: Telecommunications findings from the 2019 Cost of Living in NSW surveyAustralians as a whole are more digitally connected than ever before – we are connecting more devices to the internet, consuming more data, participating in… Read More
Protecting the most vulnerable during the COVID-19 crisisThe rapidly developing COVID-19 (novel coronavirus) crisis is having a significant and increasing impact on vulnerable communities. Early on, NCOSS worked with Homelessness NSW to… Read More
NSW Women's Alliance emergency briefing on COVID-19The NSW Women’s Alliance has developed an emergency briefing on COVID-19 that highlights key challenges and measures to support women, children, young and LGBTIQ people… Read More
Health impacts of exposure to poor levels of air quality resulting from bushfires and droughtNCOSS has made a submission to the NSW Parliament inquiry into the health impacts of exposure to poor levels of air quality resulting from bushfires… Read More
Mapping Economic Disadvantage in Fire Affected CommunitiesThis report profiles five areas impacted by the 2019-20 bushfires and identified as having high levels of disadvantage. We present data from the Australian Bureau of… Read More
Review on Raising the Age of Criminal ResponsibilityThe Councils of Social Service Network has made a joint statement to the Council of Attorneys-General (CAG) Working Group in response to the review on raising… Read More
National Consumer Credit Protection Amendment (Small Amount Credit Contract and Consumer Lease Reforms) Bill 2019The National Consumer Credit Protection Amendment (Small Amount Credit Contract and Consumer Lease Reforms) Bill 2019 provide important safeguards that protect consumers against unfair credit practices… Read More
Draft Health Care and Social Assistance Sector PlanNCOSS provided feedback on the Health Care and Social Assistance Work Health and Safety Sector Plan to 2022, highlighting the relationship between characteristics of the operating environment… Read More