Mission Australia

1. Grandparents raising their grandchildren
(Document Downloads)

There is a sizeable and growing number of grandparents across Australia who are raising their grandchildren with the parent/s either temporarily or permanently unable to provide parental care. Whilst recognising ...

2. NSW
(Document Downloads)

... accommodation through the private rental market. ...

3. VIC
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... affordable accommodation through the private rental market. ...

4. TAS
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... affordable accommodation through the private rental market. ...

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

... in this area – such as the National Rental Affordability Scheme and the social housing component of its nation building stimulus package – will barely touch the sides given the need that’s out there.  ...

6. NSW/ACT Volunteer Opportunities
(Volunteer/Volunteer Opportunities)

...  domestic violence parental drug and alcohol misuse parental mental health issues lack of extended family or social support parents with significant learning difficulties and/or intellectual ...

7. Housing Programs
(Housing/VIC)

... market rent (from $172.00 - $240.00 weekly rent) offered to singles and families that meet Mission Australia Housing criteria All units are available through the National Rental Affordability Scheme ...

8. Mission Australia Housing
(Housing/Content)

... and to those people who face difficulty in securing affordable accommodation through the private rental market. Latest News Currently Mission Australia has available housing stock in Victoria - a ...

9. From little things, big things grow - a story from Mission Australia’s Special Needs Dental Service (SNDS)
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... He had secured some rental accommodation which he shared with a friend. He was doing well in his studies and had begun volunteering with corrective services, assisting with providing rehabilitation and ...

10. Homelessness among the elderly - The hidden face of Homelessness in Australia
(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 ...

11. More homeless services needed in Tasmania
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... affordable rental housing and home ownership. Affordable housing acts as both an important exit point from homeless services and also as a preventative measure against falling into homelessness. “Any ...

12. Don’t forget homeless in housing affordability debate
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... serious “housing crisis” due to reductions in public housing stock, soaring private rental rates, the acknowledged housing affordability crisis and no real reduction in the number of homeless people. ...

13. WA’s booming housing market drives 30% increase in homeless families
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... to be most in need of a home - can be up to 18 months or more. “As families are priced out of affordable housing and the rental market, they either struggle to get by themselves by moving into transitional ...

14. Growing numbers of grandparent-carers evidence of emerging social phenomenon
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... grandchildren unexpectedly. Often it’s because of parental substance abuse; parental incarceration, mental health issues, child neglect/abuse, domestic violence or the death of a parent. “Taking on such ...

15. UN report on Australian housing crisis rings true
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... is scheduled for presentation to the Council in Geneva on Monday, 11 June), found that “reductions in public housing stock, soaring private rental rates, an acknowledged housing affordability crisis and ...

16. Rising Sydney Rents Lead to a Growing Number of Homeless Families in Western Sydney
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... caused by rising rental costs in Sydney, but there are also other factors at play, including: mental illness, family breakdown and domestic violence. “Mission Australia is working very closely with other ...

17. Increased Rents Create a Greater Risk of Homelessness - Queensland
(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 ...