Queensland Council of Social Service (QCOSS) and Tenants Queensland are today releasing an analysis of Queensland’s eviction moratorium. Analysis shows that demand for legal advice from renters has remained consistent throughout the COVID period, with [...]
Health workers, homelessness services, unions, peak bodies and community organisations have united in an open letter to Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk and Housing Minister Mick de Brenni, urging them to extend the moratorium on residential evictions. [...]
A new survey from Queensland Council of Social Service (QCOSS) finds the community service sector is under pressure due to COVID-19. With expected cuts to income support for 500,000 Queenslanders and the ending of the eviction moratorium for renters impacted by COVID-19, [...]
Queensland Council of Social Service (QCOSS), QShelter and Tenants Queensland, three of the five members of the Queensland government’s COVID-19 Housing Security Subcommittee, have criticised the decision not to extend the residential tenancy eviction moratorium. A joint statement from QCOSS CEO Aimee [...]
News today that the Queensland Government will not extend its eviction moratorium is a disgrace, says Queensland Council of Social Service (QCOSS) CEO Aimee McVeigh. “This decision will threaten the housing security of Queenslanders as unemployment continues to rise, and [...]
Following the release of the COVID-19 Fiscal and Economic Review this morning, Queensland Council of Social Service (QCOSS) CEO Aimee McVeigh says decisive action taken at the start of the crisis by the state government [...]
A coalition of industry peak bodies, social service organisations and environmental organisations have come together in support of an economic stimulus program that would see solar panels and energy efficiency upgrades installed on homes across [...]
Queensland Council of Social Service (QCOSS) CEO Aimee McVeigh says federal MPs must do the right thing and block the $300 per fortnight cut for recipients of income support. “Federal members of parliament will make a conscious choice this week [...]
As we mark Equal Pay Day this Friday, Queensland Council of Social Service (QCOSS) is calling on the federal government to commit to extending vital funding that ensures workers in the community sector receive fair [...]
Queensland Council of Social Service (QCOSS) has launched a campaign calling on the state government to fund community organisations that offer no interest loans to their clients. “When people are having a hard time, community [...]