ACTCOSS made a submission to the Senate Community Affairs Legislation Committee Inquiry into the Social Services and Other Legislation Amendment (Extension of Coronavirus Support) Bill 2020. We recommended that the rate of JobSeeker and other income support payments be increased permanently and adequately.
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Inputs: New National Disability Strategy
This paper calls for a strong National Disability Strategy to ensure action on access and inclusion in education, justice, transport, the built environment and other priority areas and population groups.
ACTCOSS Annual Report 2019-20
This ACTCOSS annual report highlights our achievements for 2019-20, including major policy advocacy and capability activities.
Submission: ICRC Issues Paper: Review of Methodologies for the Weighted Average Cost of Capital
ACTCOSS made a submission to the ICRC issues paper as it reviews how it calculates the weighted average cost of capital for water and sewerage services in the ACT.
2020 ACT Election checklist for voters and newly elected MLAs
This document is a checklist for 2020 ACT Election voters and newly elected members of the ACT Legislative Assembly on how the next ACT Government can create a fair and just Canberra for all Canberrans.
Factsheet: Poverty and inequality in the ACT
This factsheet brings together a range of important data and information on poverty and inequality in the ACT.
Scoping the costs and benefits of affordable housing in the ACT, Stage 1 report
This is the first report from a project by AHURI on behalf of ACT Shelter to assess the costs and benefits of providing social housing in the ACT and build a business case for addressing housing need in the ACT.
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Self-Determination
ACTCOSS 2020 ACT Election issue brief: Aboriginal and / or Torres Strait Islander Self-Determination
Older Australians and Aged Care
ACTCOSS 2020 ACT Election issue brief: Older Canberrans and Aged Care
For a just and fair Canberra, the next ACT Government must:
ACT Cost of Living Report, 2020
The 2020 ACT Cost of Living Report tracks changes in the cost of living for low-income households in the Australian Capital Territory over the past 12 months and five years.
Cost of Living, Financial Hardship and Poverty
ACTCOSS 2020 ACT Election issue brief: Poverty, Inequality and the Cost of Living
For a just and fair Canberra, the next ACT Government must:
Women, Children and Families
ACTCOSS 2020 ACT Election issue brief: Supporting Canberra’s Women, Children and Families
For a just and fair Canberra, the next ACT Government must:
Climate and Energy
ACTCOSS 2020 ACT Election issue brief: Climate and Energy: A Just Transition
For a just and fair Canberra, the next ACT Government must:
A Human Rights Jurisdiction
ACTCOSS 2020 ACT Election issue brief: Fulfilling the Promise of the ACT as a Human Rights Jurisdiction
For a just and fair Canberra, the next ACT Government must:
Disability
ACTCOSS 2020 ACT Election issue brief
For a just and fair Canberra, the next ACT Government must:
Community Infrastructure
ACTCOSS 2020 ACT Election issue brief: Planning and Infrastructure to Build Community
For a just and fair Canberra, the next ACT Government must:
Submission: Evoenergy’s Gas Network 2021-26 Access Arrangement Proposal to the Australian Energy Regulator
Our submission to the Australian Energy Regulator in response to Evoenergy's gas network 2021-26 access arrangemen
Affordable Housing and Homelessness
ACTCOSS 2020 ACT Election issue brief: Fixing Canberra’s housing crisis
For a just and fair Canberra, the next ACT Government must:
Supporting the Community Services Sector
ACTCOSS 2020 ACT Election issue brief
For a just and fair Canberra, the next ACT Government must:
Submission: COVID-19 pandemic response measures
ACTCOSS has made a submission to the Select Committee on the COVID-19 pandemic response on 29 June 2020 calling for additional measures to protect vulnerable Canberrans during the COVID-19 pandemic following the Committee’s Interim report 2 tabled 4 June 2020.