Survey - Sector Financial Sustainability 2024 HAVE YOUR SAY - HELP SHAPE OUR ADVOCACY ON THE SECTOR’S IMMENSE FINANCIAL CHALLENGES NCOSS is the peak body for the social service sector… Read More
NCOSS Welcomes Disaster Funding to Build Community ResilienceThe NSW Council of Social Service (NCOSS) has welcomed a $3.855M funding injection from the Disaster Ready Fund to build disaster preparedness and resilience in… Read More
Single Parents Hit Hardest as Cost of Living Pressures BiteNine out of ten single parents on low incomes have gone without essentials over the past 12 months due to cost of living pressures, according… Read More
BOCSAR Report Shows Children are Being Criminalised for DisadvantageNSW organisations continue to call for the NSW Government to raise the age of criminal responsibility from 10 to at least 14 following the release… Read More
Statement from NCOSS: Vale Amir Bodenstein, NCOSS Lived Experience AdvocateThis week, the staff at NCOSS have been advised about the incredibly sad passing of our first Lived Experience Advocate, Amir Bodenstein. Amir played a… Read More
NCOSS Welcomes No-Grounds Evictions and Portable Bond ReformsThe NSW Council of Social Service (NCOSS) strongly welcomes the Minns Government’s work to end no-grounds evictions and ensure portability of bonds. The proposed reforms… Read More
Art competitionIf you are a young First Nations person living in NSW, you can enter the NCOSS art competition. The winning design will be featured on… Read More
NCOSS Welcomes New Harm Minimisation Measures for PokiesThe NSW Council of Social Service (NCOSS) has welcomed the new measures designed to minimise harm caused by electronic gambling machines in NSW pubs and… Read More
NSW Budget 2024: Social Housing Investment 'Impressive' But Other Key Services Miss OutNCOSS Responds to NSW Budget 2024 The NSW Council of Social Service has welcomed the NSW Budget, calling the $5.1 billion investment into social housing… Read More
Peak Body Calls for Action on Public School FundingWednesday, 21 February 2024 Peak NSW social services body NCOSS has called on both the Commonwealth Government and NSW Government to work together to swiftly… Read More
$3 BILLION FUNDING GAP WILL ENTRENCH POVERTY IN SOUTH WEST SYDNEYSome $3 billion in additional funding is needed every year for essential social services in South West Sydney, as a new report reveals the region… Read More
Beyond roads and bridges: Critical social infrastructure for South West SydneyA new report from NCOSS, Beyond roads and bridges: Critical social infrastructure for South West Sydney, highlights the growing demand for services in one of… Read More