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  1. Experiencing Poverty: The Voices of Low-Income Australians

    Category: Download:Social Policy Reports

    Towards New Indicators of Disadvantage Project Stage I: Focus Group Outcomes The research reported in this publication forms the first stage of a project designed to develop new indicators of disadvantage ... Friday, 21 March 2008
  2. Experiencing Poverty

    Category: Download:Miscellaneous Documents

    The first results of research that aims to measure poverty in a new way were released today (Monday 6 March). The research highlights the problems facing low-income Australians who have missed out on the ... Tuesday, 18 March 2008
  3. Personal Support Programme Consultant - Oxley

    Category: Work For Mission Australia/ Mission Australia Jobs - Queensland

    ... packaging opportunities Generous leave provisions (including paid study leave, paid parental leave) Free income protection insurance The successful applicants will have experience in a case management ... Thursday, 02 October 2008
  4. Personal Support Programme Consultant - Woodridge

    Category: Work For Mission Australia/ Mission Australia Jobs - Queensland

    ... with: Fantastic salary packaging opportunities Generous leave provisions (including paid study leave, paid parental leave) Free income protection insurance The successful applicants will ... Thursday, 02 October 2008
  5. Tackling truancy - is cutting welfare payments an effective method?

    Category: News/Media Releases Archive

    ... – without resorting to the withdrawal of income support. They include: Breakfast and lunch programs that attract children from dysfunctional families to school. Programs that bring the Aboriginal ... Thursday, 28 August 2008
  6. Award winning aged-care service for the homeless turns ten

    Category: News/Media Releases Archive

    ... in Australia, which caters exclusively for low-income and homeless clients, many who have come directly from living on the streets. More than 50% of the CCC residents have a diagnosed mental illness. ... Monday, 25 August 2008
  7. Homelessness among the elderly - The hidden face of Homelessness in Australia

    Category: News/Media Releases Archive

    ... grown 100% over the past four years. The number of renters aged 65 or over living in low-income rental households is also expected to increase 115% - from 195,000 in 2001 to 419,000 in 2026. “Older Australians ... Monday, 04 August 2008
  8. Disability changes must go further

    Category: News/Media Releases Archive

    ... been that, in doing so, they would be placed on the Newstart Allowance... ...the main level of income support for jobseekers. The problem is that Newstart pays significantly less than the DSP and ... Wednesday, 23 July 2008
  9. Young men encouraged to end gambling hangover

    Category: News/Media Releases Archive

    ... and clubs where poker machines are found; they have a higher disposable income and less financial responsibilities; and there’s also that feeling of ‘coming under pressure from your mates’,” said Mr Brett. ... Thursday, 03 July 2008
  10. I’m looking for an Australian Apprenticeship

    Category: Employment Services/Job Seekers

    Undertaking an Australian Apprenticeship could be the best career move you’ll ever make. You’ll be given the opportunity to earn an income while you train. What’s more, you’ll finish up with a nationally ... Tuesday, 03 June 2008
  11. New centre with historic heart offers assistance to disadvantaged Tasmanians

    Category: News/Media Releases Archive

    ... as a computer training room Consulting rooms for visiting professional service providers 14 one-bedroom units providing affordable accommodation for people on low incomes Commercial style kitchen and administration ... Monday, 14 April 2008
  12. QLD Volunteer Opportunities

    Category: Volunteer/Volunteer Opportunities

    ... on Wickham in the Valley. This is an example of social enterprise in action – the income derived from the sale of meals and drinks at the Cafe is used to fund the individual support services that run alongside ... Tuesday, 18 March 2008
  13. Community Services in Victoria

    Category: Community Services/Community Services by State

    ... to people with a low income, a disability or disadvantaged youth. The Aboriginal Driver Education Program can provide: Learner driver theory and practical training Literacy, numeracy, information ... Tuesday, 18 March 2008
  14. New poverty research shows Australians missing out

    Category: News/Media Releases Archive

    ... believes is essential for an acceptable standard of living. This includes access to key services and items that allow people to participate in community life – not income alone, the traditional indicator ... Monday, 15 October 2007
  15. Sydney’s bed shortage crisis for homeless women

    Category: News/Media Releases Archive

    ... that once provided cheap accommodation for low income earners have been sold off over the years to make way for expensive new developments or converted into tourist accommodation. “There were an estimated ... Monday, 06 August 2007
  16. Don’t forget homeless in housing affordability debate

    Category: News/Media Releases Archive

    ... more affordable housing in the heart of our capital cities, combating the trend of low-income people living on the suburban fringe and travelling hours to work; increase the stock of public housing ... Monday, 06 August 2007
  17. Increased rents create greater risk of homelessness

    Category: News/Media Releases Archive

    ... about $160,000 in 2001 to $325,000 at December 31, far outstripping the increase in average household incomes. “The lack of housing affordability is definitely impacting on homeless numbers,” Lincoln ... Monday, 06 August 2007
  18. Growing numbers of grandparent-carers evidence of emerging social phenomenon

    Category: News/Media Releases Archive

    ... pension, benefit or allowance as their main source of income, many find themselves tapping into their lifetime assets and savings as they attempt to support their grandchildren. “Grandparent-carers can ... Tuesday, 17 July 2007
  19. UN report on Australian housing crisis rings true

    Category: News/Media Releases Archive

    ... away because of lack of room. “The problem in Australia with housing is acute, particularly among Indigenous communities and the thousands of low-income people living in ‘housing stress’ who are spending ... Tuesday, 12 June 2007
  20. Combating youth unemployment rates in Tasmania

    Category: News/Media Releases Archive

    ... and drug/alcohol issues. • Introduce an integrated single income support payment which provides adequate assistance for young people, incentives for greater participation and needs-based ‘add on’ payments ... Tuesday, 27 February 2007
  21. New blueprint to tackle causes of Australia’s youth unemployment problem

    Category: News/Media Releases Archive

    ... or those who are homeless. “These young people have become a wasted resource, not only in human terms, but also economic – the cost as they pass through our justice, health and income support systems ... Thursday, 23 November 2006
  22. City of Moreland residents invited to mentor local teens

    Category: News/Media Releases Archive

    ... Moreland suburbs and the Melbourne average. The average weekly individual income in Glenroy is also much lower. We believe that the Glenroy M2M program can really make a difference to these kids’ lives ... Wednesday, 18 October 2006
  23. Increased Rents Create a Greater Risk of Homelessness - Queensland

    Category: News/Media Releases Archive

    ... placing a great deal of pressure on low income singles and families attempting to stay in the rental market. It’s harder now, more than ever, for a homeless person to access affordable housing,” Mr Hopper ... Monday, 07 August 2006
  24. Emerging Art Businesses go on Show

    Category: News/Media Releases Archive

    ... IV in Small Business Management. For a year, applicants are given access to a mentor, income support and business advice from Mission Australia. To be eligible for NEIS, applicants must be unemployed, ... Monday, 26 June 2006
  25. Budget looks to the future with mental health and superannuation measures

    Category: News/Media Releases Archive

    ... impact on Australians experiencing, and at risk of, mental illness and improve the sustainability of the income support system. “This is a package of measures which looks to the future in several areas ... Thursday, 11 May 2006

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