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Anglicare Australia calls for more social housing on International Women’s Day

With rates of homelessness growing among older women, Anglicare Australia has called on the Government to invest in social housing.

Anglicare Australia welcomes the scrapping of JobDobber hotline

Anglicare Australia has welcomed news that the ‘JobDobber’ hotline, established under the previous Government, has now been scrapped.

Anglicare Australia’s plan to raise the rate of JobSeeker and tackle poverty

Anglicare Australia has laid out a plan for the next Federal Budget to tackle poverty by raising the rate of JobSeeker and other key payments.

Latest figures show that it’s time to rethink rent assistance

Anglicare Australia is today releasing Reforming Rent Assistance, a paper showing that rental stress is rife in spite of billions spent on Commonwealth Rent Assistance.

Anglicare Australia launches plan to tackle long-term unemployment

Creating Jobs, Creating Opportunity lays out a plan to support people who have been out of work long-term.

Anglicare Australia launches Jobs Availability Snapshot: The job market is failing on long-term unemployment

Anglicare Australia is today releasing its Jobs Availability Snapshot, which shows that the job market has been locking the same people out of work in spite of historically high unemployment.

Community sector calls on Senate to pass the Financial Sector Reform Bill now

Anglicare Australia and over 100 community organisations have signed an open letter calling on the next Parliament to make buy now pay later and wage advance products safer.

Older Australians to benefit from decision on aged care pay

Anglicare Australia has welcomed the Fair Work Commission's decision to award an interim pay increase to aged care workers.

Budget makes a down payment on election promises

Anglicare Australia has said that tonight’s Budget makes a start on the Government’s election promises, but falls short on tackling poverty.

Church providers issue open letter on tax cuts

The leaders of major faith-based charities have come together to issue an open letter on planned Stage 3 tax cuts ahead of Tuesday’s Budget.