Media Releases

The wellbeing of people across New South Wales is at increasing risk, with the 2025 NSW Budget failing to deliver critical investment in social infrastructure… Read More

NCOSS, the peak body for social services in New South Wales, supports the call for the Minns Government to increase baseline funding for family and… Read More

Not-for-profit organisations in the social services sector are bolstering their online security to keep the personal data of thousands of vulnerable people safe, in the… Read More

Peak NSW social services body, NCOSS, has raised concerns about the Portable Long Service scheme levy being an unfunded cost- which could burden community service… Read More

Peak NSW social services body NCOSS has welcomed Commonwealth funding for public for schools but called on the NSW Government to ensure the money flows… Read More

NCOSS has welcomed the NSW Government’s two consultation papers for further gambling reform, but warned that cashless gaming remains the most powerful tool to minimise… Read More

The economic cost of child poverty is almost $60 billion a year, according to landmark research commissioned by peak social services body NCOSS.  The report… Read More

The percentage of people who can’t afford to visit a GP has more than tripled in New South Wales over the past four years, according… Read More

The 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

Nine 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

NSW 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

This 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