The Annual SACOSS Briefing to the Minister for Human Services 2020 discusses water pricing issues affecting South Australian consumers and discusses the outcome of the SA Water Regulatory Determination 2020-24, changes to the Water Retail Code - Major Retailers, water issues in remote Aboriginal communities, the impact of COVID-19, and cost of living issues.
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Annual SACOSS Briefing to the Minister for Human Services
2 July 2020
Annual SACOSS Briefing to the Minister for Energy
1 July 2020
The Annual SACOSS Briefing to the Minister for Energy 2020 discusses historical and current issues related to wholesale costs on the National Electricity Market (NEM), as these are a significant contribution to electricity prices in SA. Between 2017 and 2019 the majority of tariff increases in SA were attributed to wholesale electricity costs. This briefing also discusses some of the changes and impacts COVID-19 has had for energy demand and affordability.
Annual SACOSS Briefing to the Minister on Water
30 June 2020
The Annual SACOSS briefing on water pricing issues affecting South Australian consumers addresses communal debt for water supply in remote Aboriginal communities in South Australia, water security in regional and remote communities, and the Water Industry Act 2012 Review.
Scoping Study on Water Issues in Remote Aboriginal Communities
30 June 2020
SACOSS Scoping Study identifying some of the current key water issues affecting residents of Aboriginal communities in remote South Australia
Download: Scoping Study on Water Issues in Remote Aboriginal Communities
No.42, March Quarter 2020 - COVID-19
6 May 2020
This report examines the impact of the summer’s bushfires and the coronavirus on SA households. The report shows how the coronavirus particularly has impacted differently on different households, including the fact that some households are likely to be financially better off.
Download Cost of Living Update No.42, March Qtr 2020 - COVID-19
No. 41, December Quarter 2019 - Insurance
23 February 2020
In the wake of this summer's fires, hail storms and floods, the December 2019 report highlights the importance of insurance costs in household budgets, points to a long term trend of fast rising prices and raises concerns about the implications of lack of insurance for vulnerable households.
Download Cost of Living Update No. 41, December Qtr 2019 - Insurance
No. 40, September Quarter 2019 - Summary
7 January 2020
Update provides a summary of cost of living changes in the September Quarter. This is a summary only and there is no special feature in this report, but it does show (again - and in spite of a lift of the freeze on Family Tax Benefits) that Newstart income has not kept up with the cost of living.
Working to Make Ends Meet: Low-income Workers and Energy Bill Stress
20 November 2019
Against a backdrop of increasing electricity prices, energy affordability has been an ongoing concern for many Australians. Historically, earning a living wage (particularly in a full-time permanent capacity) may have protected households from energy-related bill stress. However, this report shows this is no longer the case for many households – a fact which could challenge prevailing orthodoxy about who is in poverty.
No. 39, June Quarter 2019 - Summary
5 September 2019
Update provides a summary of cost of living changes in the June Quarter. This is a summary only and there is no special feature in this report, but it does note that this is the third financial year in a row where the Newstart income has not kept up with the cost of living.
Download: Cost of Living Update, No. 39, June Qtr 2019: Summary
Purple Orange: Water Consumers Research Project 2 - High water needs of people living with disability and their families in South Australia
30 August 2019
Purple Orange: Water Consumers Research Project 2 - High water needs of people living with disability and their families in South Australia