At QCOSS, we have a big, audacious goal of equality, opportunity and wellbeing for all Queenslanders. We’re optimistic, because to realise this goal, we have to be. Our 2023-24 annual report shows that optimism in action during a tough year.
Local councils across Queensland have long demonstrated a commitment to improve the housing situation for vulnerable people in their communities. In the context of the state’s current housing "crisis", it is important that local governments continue to play an active role in improving housing outcomes for affected population groups.
This release is about new borrower-accepted finance commitments for housing, personal and business loans.
This web report presents data on the hospitalisations, emergency department presentations and homelessness service use by humanitarian entrants who arrived in Australia from [...]
Our interactive annual report exploring how community organisations are navigating rising demand for services, increased complexity of demands, workforce challenges and increasing costs.
QCOSS strongly supports implementation of the Bill as it will establish institutional architecture to lead and implement rights-based, long-term national housing and homelessness policy.
Use the Rental Vulnerability Index (RVI) to find out the real rental vulnerability in your area defined by postcode. ‘Rental vulnerability’ is the [...]
The Rental Affordability Snapshot is designed to highlight the lived experience of looking for housing while on a low income. It focuses on [...]
Breaking Ground is a ‘one year on’ progress report of the 2023 landmark report, A Blueprint for tackling Queensland’s housing crisis. It was the first of its kind in Australia to outline a comprehensive, evidence-based reform package to tackle the housing crisis at a state level.
Queensland’s current housing crisis has laid bare the vulnerabilities that exist in the rental system. Rental law reform is an important part of the solution to provide housing in Queensland that is safe, secure, affordable, and appropriate for people’s needs.
