Urgent need to provide energy relief for vulnerable NSW households The NSW Council of Social Service (NCOSS) has doubled down on its call for energy price relief for struggling households as the Federal and… Read More
Better dental, energy price relief, secure housing: peak social services body launches NSW 2023 Policy Platform The peak NSW social services body is calling for energy price relief, better dental care, and more secure and affordable rent as it launched… Read More
A joint statement from the United Workers Union, the NSW Council of Social Service and Wesley Mission on gambling harm The United Workers Union, the NSW Council of Social Service (NCOSS) and Wesley Mission all recognise the harmful impacts of gambling, including on staff… Read More
New Research: NSW housing and homelessness crisis to cost NSW economy billions An additional 3,700 homeless people in NSW since 2020 is estimated to cost the NSW economy between $524.5 million and $2.5 billion over six… Read More
New Research: Domestic and family violence ravages lives and damages NSW economy Domestic and family violence (DFV) fuelled by the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic could strip the NSW economy of more than $24 billion… Read More
New Research: NSW Mental Health Disaster in the Wake of Pandemic and Climate EventsA staggering $7.4 billion could be ripped out of the NSW economy by 2025 because of higher rates of depression and anxiety and lost productivity… Read More
Lost in Translation: Community Organisations Highlight Urgent Need to Reform Multicultural CommunicationsA new submission from NSW’s social services peak body has revealed the impact of poor communication with culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) communities during the… Read More
Social Services Peak: Big Spending Budget Fails Those Most In NeedThe NSW Budget has failed those most in need, according to the state’s peak social services body, the NSW Council of Social Service (NCOSS). NCOSS… Read More
Funding for Frontline Services Must Match Minimum Wage RisesThe NSW Council of Social Service (NCOSS) is calling for urgent action to help the NGO sector meet recent 5.2 per cent minimum wage and… Read More
Social Services Peak: "This NSW Budget needs to include more social housing and a boost for social services"More social housing, measures to ease the strain on social services, and recognition of the vital role the sector plays when disasters strike should be… Read More
NSW Social Service Peak Body Launches Reconciliation Action PlanNCOSS today released its Reflect Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP), building on the organisation’s efforts to support and advocate for First Nations peoples and communities. NCOSS… Read More
New Report Reveals Red Tape Pressures on Frontline ServicesThey are the organisations that do the heavy lifting supporting communities during floods, fires, droughts and pandemics, but a new report reveals the significant strain… Read More
