Media Releases

  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

  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

  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

  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

A 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

A 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

The 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

The 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

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

NCOSS 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

They 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

Social Services Peak: “The NSW Floods show we need to overhaul the emergency response system" The NSW Council of Social Services (NCOSS) has made four… Read More