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South Australians on low incomes and living with disabilities should be prioritised for concessions support, according to a new SACOSS report.

South Australia is one step closer to a Human Rights Act, with the Social Development Committee of the South Australian Parliament committing to holding a parliamentary inquiry into the potential for the state to adopt such a law.

The South Australian Council of Social Service today welcomed the passage through SA Parliament of amendments to the Residential Tenancies Act.

With today's CPI data revealing Adelaide has recorded its largest annual increase in rent prices since December 1990, the South Australian Council of Social Service has renewed its call for a cap on rent increases.

SACOSS’ latest Cost of Living Update released today shows the extent of the rental crisis in regional South Australia with limited availability of new properties and the cost of new rentals increasing and simply unaffordable for those on low incomes.

People on low incomes in Local Government Authorities (LGAs) across the State's Mid and Lower North, Yorke Peninsula, Barossa and Flinders Ranges have been particularly affected by increasing cost of living and a range of other social, health and wellbeing issues.

Adelaide households are paying far more than they need to heat and cool their homes, according to new research commissioned by the South Australia Council of Social Service.

The South Australian Council of Social Service and its members welcome the Federal Government’s announcement of immediate and significant funding to state and territory governments for social housing.

Civil society groups have responded to the passage through the upper house of the South Australian Government’s anti-protest bill. The Bill passed the upper house with a minor amendment after a Tuesday night sitting that ran into the early morning, and it’s expected to pass the lower house today.

An estimated 125,000 South Australian households will be directly impacted by the Australian Energy Regulator’s final default market offer which was announced today. 

A new study ranking State electorates in metropolitan Adelaide by rental affordability impact highlights the need for SA MPs to take urgent action on easing the crisis.

MEDIA RELEASE: The South Australian Health Minister, Chris Picton, has launched a new initiative to be led by South Australian Council of Social Service (SACOSS), that will support more equitable, active community engagement and participation in South Australia’s healthcare system.

A report released today by social service organisations found that while around three million households receive some form of ongoing financial assistance for their energy bills, the poor design and implementation of the assistance means too many people still can’t afford the energy they need.

MEDIA RELEASE: SACOSS today released its latest Cost of Living report, which highlights rapidly increasing rent and rental affordability problems in regional South Australia.