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Blueprint to eradicate poverty in South Australia (links below)

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Each download is a pdf document

Chapter 1
Poverty and Disadvantage in South Australia (1MB)

Chapter 2
Income (850kb)

Chapter 3
Employment, Education and Training (830kb)

Chapter 5
Housing (1MB)

Chapter 6
Social Participation (3.2MB)

Chapters 7 & 8
Measurement Indicators - Targets and Strategies (1.4MB)

Hard copies of the Blueprint are available from SACOSS,
47 King William Road, Unley, tel. 08 8305 4222.

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Our Vision

Our Values

Our Purpose

Our Goals

Our Blueprint

On 5 December 2007 SACOSS released its Blueprint to Eradicate Poverty in South Australia.

Drawing on and significantly expanding SACOSS's 2005 Extending Opportunity to All, the new Blueprint presents an updated and revised anti-poverty strategy to renew focus and action on the anti‑poverty agenda.

It reflects new research and government policies, enriches the evidence base, and develops and refines strategies to support the Blueprint targets.

The increase in poverty in South Australia is of great concern to SACOSS, and in the current economic climate there is a risk of complacency in tackling disadvantage. By updating our Blueprint, we aim to help shift government policy onto a more concerted and direct anti-poverty path.

SACOSS has identified five areas where action can be taken to tackle the fundamental causes of poverty in this state, and the Blueprint lists key issues and associated targets for each of these themes: Income; Employment, Education & Training; Health and Wellbeing; Housing; and Social Participation.

Governments cannot legislate to eradicate poverty but they do have control over many of the conditions that affect our vulnerability to poverty.

There is increasing international evidence that when governments adopt anti-poverty plans, they can make meaningful steps to reduce overall levels of poverty.

A successful society is one that enables all its members to enjoy its benefits, not just some. Poverty excludes and SACOSS believes that we must develop a specific anti-poverty focus to provide justice, opportunity and shared wealth for all in our community.

Read the history of the Blueprint