Policy submissions

Here you’ll find a wide selection of policy papers and submissions we’ve published. Each paper draws on our experience working with disadvantaged youth, families and communities.

Submission to the National Disability Insurance Agency’s Home and Living Policy
- 15 October 2021
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…
Submission to the Social Housing Regulation Review
- 23 September 2021
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…
Submission to the consultation on Victoria’s 10-Year Social and Affordable Housing Strategy
- 22 April 2021
Jesuit Social Services contributed to the consultation conducted by Homes Victoria on its proposed 10-Year Social and Affordable Housing Strategy for Victoria. Our written submission provides feedback on the Strategy and specifically addresses questions posed in the Discussion Paper. The submission commends the Strategy’s positive vision for every Victorian to have access to a safe,…
Submission to the Inquiry into Homelessness in Australia
- 8 April 2020
Jesuit Social Services welcomes the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Social Policy and Legal Affairs’ Inquiry into Homelessness in Australia, in recognition that homelessness is a significant issue across our country. Our submission focuses on four interconnected areas of policy and practice relating to housing and homelessness: Structural disadvantage and the need to increase…
Submission to the inquiry into homelessness in Victoria
- 24 February 2020
Jesuit Social Services welcomes the Legislative Council Legal and Social Issues Committee’s Inquiry into Homelessness in Victoria, in recognition that homelessness is a longstanding issue in the state. Our submission focuses on four interconnected areas of policy and practice relating to housing and homelessness: Structural disadvantage and the need to increase Victoria’s social housing stock,…
Submission on the proposed Residential Tenancies Regulations 2020
- 6 January 2020
Jesuit Social Services welcomes the opportunity to respond to the consultation regarding the proposed Residential Tenancies Regulations 2020, the implementation of which offer a positive framework to protect the rights of vulnerable and disadvantaged renters across Victoria. Our submission focuses on ecological justice – that is, the interconnection between environmental and social justice, and how…
Submission to the Inquiry into Intergenerational Welfare Dependence
- 16 October 2018
Jesuit Social Services welcomes the opportunity to respond to the Inquiry into Intergenerational Welfare Dependence. The Terms of Reference for this Inquiry call on submitters to examine the reasons for welfare dependence, with particular focus on why some families require welfare assistance for short periods only and why others become ‘trapped’ in the system. The…
Submission to the Public Housing Renewal Program
- 14 December 2017
Jesuit Social Services welcomes the opportunity to put forward our views on the Public Housing Renewal Program to the Victorian Legislative Council’s Standing Committee on Legal and Social Issues. We appreciate the significant role of public and social housing in providing much needed stability and security for many disadvantaged people in Victoria. We welcome the…
Submission to the Senate Economics References Committee Inquiry into Affordable Housing
- 3 March 2014
This submission focuses on how to best support the most disadvantaged people in our community to find safe and secure homes. It was made to the Senate Economics References Committee’s Inquiry into Affordable Housing. In the submission, Jesuit Social Services makes four recommendations: Develop a National Housing Strategy that covers all aspects of policy relevant…
Submission to the 'Preventing Sexual Abuse of Children in Out-of-Home Care' issues paper
- 18 November 2013
This submission endorses the Truth, Justice and Healing Council‘s response to Issues Paper 4: Preventing Sexual Abuse of Children in Out-of-Home Care. The issues paper is published by the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse. Our submission calls for the Council to include further information in their response, including: Greater attention to strategies and…

Policy submissions

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