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Submission to Inquiry into National Housing and Homelessness Plan Bill 2024
Jesuit Social Services welcomes the opportunity to comment on the National Housing and Homelessness Plan Bill 2024 (No. 2). Jesuit Social Services supports the introduction of the Bill, and recommends that the Federal Government pass it. We strongly affirm the Federal Government’s commitment to developing a 10-year National Housing and Homelessness Plan and we believe…
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Submission to Victoria’s proposed Minimum Standards for Rental Properties and Rooming Houses
Jesuit Social Services supports the introduction of the Regulations proposed by the Victorian Government. We believe the Regulations can simultaneously reduce cost of living pressures, minimise the disproportionate burden of climate change on vulnerable groups, and improve the health, safety and wellbeing of Victorians.
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Submission to the National Housing and Homelessness Plan
Jesuit Social Services was pleased to contribute a submission to the National Housing and Homelessness Plan – a 10-year Federal Government strategy to inform future housing and homelessness policy in Australia and help more Australians access safe and affordable housing. The Plan comes as an unprecedented housing crisis grips Australia. The gulf between demand for…
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Submission to the Disability Inclusion Bill
Read our submission to the Victorian Government’s consultation on the Disability Inclusion Bill.
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Federal Election 2022 platform – A blueprint for a just recovery
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought many pre-existing social and economic issues in Australia to the fore, from housing stress, to poverty, family violence, and insecure employment. As an organisation working with some of the most disadvantaged members of the community, we have witnessed firsthand the disproportionate impact of this crisis on already marginalised people and…
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Submission to the Review of the National Housing and Homelessness Agreement
Jesuit Social Services works with many people – especially those with mental health and substance misuse issues, newly-arrived refugees and migrants, those exiting prison, and those leaving out-of-home care – who are experiencing or have experienced homelessness, inappropriate or unsafe housing, housing instability and stress, and other forms of disadvantage in their lives. In our…
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Submission to the Inquiry into the Protections within the Victorian Planning Framework
Jesuit Social Services recently contributed a submission to the Inquiry into the Protections within the Victorian Planning Framework. Our submission is based on our decades of experience working with people who are experiencing or have experienced homelessness, housing instability and housing stress, inappropriate or unsafe housing, as well as other forms of disadvantage. Through our…
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Submission to the National Disability Insurance Agency’s Home and Living Policy
Jesuit Social Services recently contributed a submission to the development of the National Disability Insurance Agency’s (NDIA) Home and Living Policy. The aim of the consultation was to inform the way the NDIA supports participants to pursue their home and living goals. Our submission was based on our experience in engaging with disadvantaged people and…
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Submission to the Social Housing Regulation Review
Jesuit Social Services contributed a submission to the Victorian Government’s Social Housing Regulation Review. The aim of the review was to identify future regulatory arrangements in order to strengthen protection for residents, and position social housing for growth and transformation over the coming decades. Drawing on our experience working with many people experiencing vulnerability who…