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. [...]
The Queensland Government announced it will end the eviction moratorium for residential tenants on 30 September 2020. The community service sector is on the frontline responding to the COVID-19 pandemic. We assist vulnerable Queenslanders every [...]
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 [...]
QCOSS’ 2020 Living Affordability in Queensland report shows that many Queensland households are still struggling to afford the basics. QCOSS CEO Aimee McVeigh says, “Many Queenslanders were struggling before the COVID-19 crisis came around. Low-income [...]
QCOSS CEO Aimee McVeigh spoke to ABC Radio Sunshine Coast about the predatory practices of payday lenders and QCOSS' campaign to fund community organisations to provide No Interest Loans Scheme (NILS) as an alternative for [...]