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Tuesday, 27 February 2024 < 1 mins readMore from this category
- Government VIC, Political
- 20/05/2025
- 18:50
State Budget provides cost-of-living relief, but misses the opportunity to tackle enduring social and economic challenges for low-income Victorians
Victoria’s social and community services peak body, the Victorian Council of Social Service (VCOSS), has welcomed a State Budget with its sights firmly set on driving down the cost of household basics like food, transport and energy. VCOSS highlighted positive measures including: Targeted support for kids to participate fully in school and extracurricular activities, through the Camps, Sports and Excursions Fund and more Get Active Kids vouchers. Continued investment in Best Start Best Life – which includes delivery of free kinder – and funding for equitable learning initiatives in schools. Some great targeted energy investments, including a further targeted round…
- CharitiesAidWelfare, Government VIC
- 20/05/2025
- 16:48
Critical homelessness programs funded but more needed for social housing
Council to Homeless Persons (CHP) welcomes the Victorian Government’s decision to answer its urgent calls for vital services to continue. The decision not to end frontline services provides a lifeline for many vulnerable Victorians but CHP warns the state budget falls short of the ambition needed to tackle Victoria’s escalating housing crisis. The 2025/26 budget, released on Tuesday, confirmed funding for critical programs would continue. This includes support forWathaurong and Ngwala Aboriginal Access points. Despite Infrastructure Victoria and a bipartisan parliamentary inquiry backing a call for 60,000 new social housing dwellings over 10 years, the budget has not made new…
- Government VIC, Women
- 20/05/2025
- 16:37
Victorian Budget 2025-26: No major cuts for family violence a welcome relief; still not enough for victim survivors amidst an escalating crisis
Safe and Equal is pleased today’s Victorian Budget does not include any anticipated cuts to the specialist family violence sector, with the majority of lapsing funding renewed on a short-term basis. This includes continued funding to support a whole-of-system approach to identifying, assessing and managing family violence risk using the Multi-Agency Risk Assessment and Management Framework (MARAM). We are also pleased to see a focus on supporting children and young people experiencing family violence, includingthe continuation of the Children in Refuge program funding. “It’s certainly a relief to see many crucial programs renewed in today’s budget; however, it’s currently unclear…
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