Cost-of-living crisis forces more Queensland children into poverty
Desperate Queensland parents are being forced to skip meals and feed their children cheaper, unhealthy meals to survive, a startling new report has [...]
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Social Housing Register wait list blowout
New data has revealed Queenslanders are currently waiting almost two-and-a-half years on the social housing register.
Horrifying vision of child in Cairns police watch house
Queensland’s leading social service representatives are sickened and appalled by horrific vision of a handcuffed 14-year-old girl in a Queensland police watch house.
Queensland LNP’s housing policy welcome news
QCOSS has called this week an historic moment in Queensland’s history as it welcomed the LNP’s new housing policy.
Budget delivers for struggling Queenslanders, but concerns remain
The 2024-25 Queensland state budget delivers the short-term financial relief struggling Queenslanders desperately need, the state’s peak body for community services says.
Queensland renters in survival mode facing nation’s worst rent rises
Despite the Miles Government’s ground breaking Homes for Queenslanders Plan, Queensland renters remain at the “brutal edge” of the national housing crisis, a landmark housing report has found.
Demand for emergency relief hits record high in Rockhampton
Demand for emergency household relief has hit a record high in Rockhampton, as large families are crammed into motel rooms, and residents forego specialist medical appointments, community services warn.
Toowoomba children are not attending school because of the cost-of-living crisis
Children are not attending school in Toowoomba because their parents can’t afford their lunches or fuel to get them there, social services warn.
Cairns’ hidden housing and homelessness crisis
QCOSS held a critical meeting with social services in Cairns on Thursday May 9 against the backdrop of data that demonstrates the increasing cost of living pressures.
$1000 power pledge will deliver welcome relief
The announcement by the State Government today of a pledge to slash $1000 off Queenslanders’ power bills will deliver welcome relief to those bearing the brunt of the cost-of-living crisis, particularly families on lower incomes.