Churches Housing has been very busy advocating for the many vulnerable people in our communities during this pandemic. Housing is and has always been the single biggest cost in a household and disproportionately so when income is reduced. This is a particularly difficult time, but especially so for the many casual and migrant workers who […]
$6m aid to worst-hit by COVID
More than $6 million will be provided by the NSW Government to multicultural communities affected by COVID-19, including migrants and temporary visa holders. This is in addition to the commitment of $20 million for temporary crisis accommodation for international students that the NSW Government announced in May. ‘Since the beginning of this crisis we have […]
Call for eviction moratorium
Churches Housing has been working with other peak bodies including the Tenants’ Union to ensure that unfair evictions are prevented during the pandemic. This is the letter we have co-signed with 80 other individuals and organisations: We are a community coalition made up of people and organisations who work with renters and research housing problems. […]
Cooling the commons
Climate change can become a daily battle for people living in old or poorly designed housing and people in social and affordable housing may be impacted to the point where it has serious effects on health. Churches Housing is proud to be an active partner in a new research project, Cooling the Commons, with Western […]
eSignatures approved for DCJ contracts
Electronic signatures on DCJ human services contracts will now be legal. COVID-19 has impelled the NSW government to change the Electronic Transactions Act 2000 (NSW) so deeds and other legal documents can be remotely executed. DCJ engaged DocuSign to manage e-signing of contracts for programs operated by DCJ’s Strategy, Policy and Commissioning division, from May […]
Have your say in Stimulus survey
The economic crisis is deepening and lengthening, and the RBA is calling for major infrastructure investment as economic stimulus. So, join Churches Housing in contributing to Sydney Alliance’s survey on how the NSW government should stimulate the State’s economy for the common good. The 5-minute survey asks you to: prioritise outcomes of economic stimulus rate […]
Refugee women escaping violence need safe housing
Refugee women fleeing domestic violence are in dire need of safe housing but are ineligible for refuges because they have no income, says the Foundations Housing Project just published by Jesuit Refugee Service. Ms Anjali Roberts, housing project co-ordinator with JRS, says that under current arrangements, refugee women escaping violence are not eligible for Centrelink […]
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