WACOSS membership is made up of a vast network of individuals and organisations who are committed to our vision to create an inclusive, just and equitable society for all Western Australians.
WACOSS’s policy submissions and advocacy work are aimed at influencing policy decision makers at both a State and Federal level to provide a voice for vulnerable Western Australians.
WACOSS events provide a unique opportunity to network with sector leaders and take part in important sector discussions that will shape the future outcomes for those we represent.
WACOSS’s policy submissions and advocacy work is aimed at influencing policy decision makers at both a State and Federal level to provide a voice for vulnerable Western Australians.
West Australians back a permanent increase to JobSeeker
September 21, 2020
An extra 250,000 Western Australians will be living in poverty by the end of the week, following the Federal Government’s cut to the JobSeeker Coronavirus Supplement.
Read moreReal Estate Lobby Out of Touch with Reality
September 15, 2020
The Western Australian Council of Social Service has today condemned the new campaign by the Real Estate Institute of WA against the COVID-19 tenancy laws as being completely disconnected from the realities facing tenants in our state.
Read more15,000 WA jobs to be lost due to JobSeeker Cuts
The Morrison Government’s planned cuts to the Coronavirus Supplement for people on JobSeeker, Youth Allowance and parenting payments would see the Western Australian economy lose nearly $2 billion and over 15,000 full-time jobs over the next two years, finds analysis by Deloitte Access Economics commissioned by The Australian Council of Social Service.
Read moreYoung income support recipients unfairly targeted for Northbridge violence
August 31, 2020
The Western Australian Council of Social Service and the Youth Affairs Council of WA have expressed their significant disappointment at the continued stigmatism of young people receiving government income support.
Read moreFederal Government must act on equal pay for community sector workers
August 27, 2020
The Western Australian Council of Social Service is calling on the Federal Government to commit to extending funding that allows for the equal remuneration of community sector workers, ahead of Equal Pay Day on Friday.
Read moreWebinars: Connecting to secure healthy food for all West Australians
August 20, 2020
In partnership with Curtin University, the Department of Health, and the Public Health Advocacy Institute, WACOSS delivered two webinars about the Food Stress Index and the COVID-19 and Food Relief Prioritisation.
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