Mission Australia

1. Experiencing Poverty
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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 ...

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

3. NSW
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Mission Australia Housing aims to provide affordable, secure and appropriate housing in NSW to individuals and families on low to moderate incomes and to those people who face difficulty in securing affordable ...

4. VIC
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Mission Australia Housing aims to provide affordable, secure and appropriate housing in Victoria to individuals and families on low to moderate incomes and to those people who face difficulty in securing ...

5. TAS
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Mission Australia Housing aims to provide affordable, secure and appropriate housing in Tasmania to individuals and families on low to moderate incomes and to those people who face difficulty in securing ...

6. Mission Australia opens its heart in Campbelltown
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... increasing pressure on individual and family income from rises in interest rates, utilities and the cost of food, the availability of affordable clothing and furniture in the area will greatly assist ...

7. New report shows groundbreaking homeless service is a success
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A report into a groundbreaking Sydney homeless service shows it has delivered improved accommodation, employment and goal-achievement outcomes, a reduction in the need for income support and all at a ...

8. Feds should play role in urban planning to improve housing affordability
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... and low-income people are clustered in areas where social and economic participation and growth is stagnant. “We need to see targeted investment in inner city housing on the grounds that it is well located. ...

9. Community Services in Victoria
(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 ...

10. Our Employment Services
(Employment Services/Employment Services)

... Have you got a good idea for a business but don't know where to start? If you’re registered with Centrelink and receiving income support, Mission Australia NEIS can provide you with training, income assistance ...

11. Job Seekers
(Employment Services/Job Seekers)

... today on 13 11 24. Want to start your own business? Have you got a good idea for a business but don't know where to start? If you’re registered with Centrelink and receiving income support, Mission Australia ...

12. Mission Australia Job Capacity Assessments
(Employment Services/Providers)

...  Eligibility for income support payments Activity test requirements Activity test exemptions on the grounds of temporary incapacity Eligibility for employment assistance Employment support ...

13. Mission Australia NEIS
(Employment Services/Providers)

... to know to help get their business up and running. NEIS provides your candidate with accredited training in small business, business advice and mentoring as well as 52 weeks worth of income support.  ...

14. SA Volunteer Opportunities
(Volunteer/Volunteer Opportunities)

... Play Plus Toy Library aims to support local low income families by promoting attachments through early exposure to educational concepts (e.g. numeracy and literacy). Educational Toys are expensive and ...

15. Support Mission Australia
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... 196,988 unemployed people 6,500+ under-skilled people 82% of our income in 2007-08 was spent on the delivery of our services. For further information, click here to view the 2008 Mission Australia ...

16. Make an online donation to Mission Australia
(Donations/Support Mission Australia)

...  82% of our income in 2007–08 was spent on the delivery of our services.    ...

17. MA Housing New South Wales
(Housing/NSW)

... housing program and affordable housing program are open to eligible applicants. Applicants will need to complete an application form for housing and supply supporting documentation (i.e. income details, ...

18. MA Housing Tasmania
(Housing/TAS)

... general housing program and affordable housing program are open to eligible applicants. Applicants will need to complete an application form for housing and supply supporting documentation (i.e. income ...

19. MA Housing Victoria
(Housing/VIC)

... (i.e. income details, support letters) to Mission Australia Housing Victoria. The application will then be assessed by a Housing Manager and applications that have been approved will be put onto the waiting ...

20. Mission Australia Housing
(Housing/Content)

Welcome to Mission Australia Housing As a provider of social housing, we aim to provide affordable, secure and appropriate housing across the country to individuals and families on low to moderate incomes ...

21. Solid start for Community Response Task Force
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... finances knocked sideways, to people on low-income who’ve had their hours cut at work and are now struggling to stay afloat on a reduced salary. “Exacerbating the problem is the fact that in the current ...

22. Mission Australia: tragedy if housing element of stimulus package not passed
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... a tragedy for low-income Australians to miss out. After attending a briefing between the Prime Minister, Ministers and leading welfare groups in Canberra today, Mission Australia’s CEO, Toby Hall, said ...

23. Mission Australia to brighten the day for struggling families at City Park
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... AGL will stage a Christmas party for low-income families experiencing housing pressures. The 2008 party will be staged at “Marshmallow Park” – on Glen Osmond Rd in the Southern Parklands – from 10.30 ...

24. The welfare experiment - an opinion piece from Mission Australia's CEO, Toby Hall
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... have announced that from today, parents in Cannington and the Kimberley community of Kununurra can have 70 per cent of their income support payments quarantined for the benefit of their children, if the ...

25. Mission Australia helping families cut energy bills to prevent poverty spiral
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... too hard or intractable. Ms Leversedge said more than 80 low-income families have participated in Energy Matters since October 2007, receiving support and information from Mission Australia caseworkers ...