Social housing register data update shows sustained pressure
New analysis from Queensland’s peak body for the community sector shows there are 45,958 people on Queensland’s social housing register. 26,286, 90.8 per cent […]
Life-changing funding boost for community services to help Queenslanders in crisis
Vital community services that have helped Queenslanders through the housing crisis, natural disasters and with soaring costs of living, have secured a $50 million funding increase.
Housing summit must lead to every Queenslander having a home by Olympics
QCOSS welcomes the announcement of a Housing Summit this morning (Tuesday, 13 September) and is calling on the State Government to ensure every Queenslander has a home by 2032.
Over 25,000 Queenslanders back coalition call to stop jailing young children
More than 25,000 Queenslanders have backed a powerful coalition of legal and community services across the state calling for the age of criminal responsibility to be raised.
Gympie in homelessness crisis amidst unprecedented and heartbreaking need
Gympie’s housing crisis has reached an unprecedented and heartbreaking level, with about 70 residents per month seeking help for homelessness at just one service, and domestic violence victims trapped with nowhere to go.
Queenslanders deserve a roof over their head and a plan to end the housing crisis
Queenslanders need social housing to be built, not just “commenced” by the Queensland Government. They also need a comprehensive plan for the more than 50,000 Queenslanders waiting for a home.
Tents sent to house Far North Queensland families as housing crisis worsens
Tents have been sent to house families on the Atherton Tablelands, while almost 4,000 people faced homelessness in Cairns last year. Today, QCOSS will meet with community services across Cairns and Far North Queensland to discuss the social issues most affecting residents, including the housing crisis.
Central Queenslanders failed by governments on housing crisis
Governments are failing to address Central Queensland’s housing crisis, despite more than 1,000 Rockhampton residents seeking support for homelessness in a year. Today, QCOSS will be in Rockhampton to meet with community services from across the Central Queensland region to discuss the social issues most affecting residents.
Significant spike for help in Toowoomba as social housing waits soar
Toowoomba is experiencing “a significant spike” in people seeking help for housing, food, and domestic violence, as wait times for social housing more than doubles in the region. Today, community organisations from across the Darling Downs are meeting at a QCOSS Town Hall event, to discuss the growing and distressing social issues residents are facing.
State Budget 2022-23: If we can build hospitals, we can build houses
QCOSS welcomes important social reforms and investment announced in today’s state budget, but says it is extremely disappointed there was no additional funding for one of the state’s biggest issues.