Submissions
Submission to the Select Committee Inquiry on the Cost of Living
Recommendations Increase indexation rates for community service providers to ensure the annual uplift is commensurate to actual costs of service delivery. Increase JobSeeker, Youth Allowance, Parenting Payment Single and related payments to be on parity with pensions and index payments…
2024-25 Pre-Budget Submission
Summary UnitingCare Australia’s 2024-25 Federal Budget submission puts forward three high-impact proposals to deliver immediate relief and long-term wellbeing improvements for Australians: Delivering equitable and sustainable aged care for older Australians. Enabling more Australians to find safety through the Escaping…
Child Social Exclusion Report Index
Executive Summary Child Social Exclusion (CSE) is a multi-dimensional measure of child disadvantage. It extends the concept of child poverty by reflecting the extent to which children lack the opportunities and resources to participate fully in their communities and feel…
Submission on the Aged Care Bill 2023
Introduction UnitingCare Australia welcomes the opportunity to provide a submission in response to the Exposure Draft of the new Aged Care Bill 2023 (Act) and ‘A New Aged Care Act: Exposure Draft, Consultation Paper No. 2’ (Consultation Paper). We share…
Review of Financial Wellbeing and Capability Programs
About UnitingCare Australia UnitingCare Australia is the national body for the Uniting Church’s community services network and is an agency of the Assembly of the Uniting Church in Australia. We give voice to the Uniting Church’s commitment to social justice…
Submission to the Consultation on the Disability Royal Commission Response
About UnitingCare Australia UnitingCare Australia is the national body for the Uniting Church’s community services network and is an agency of the Assembly of the Uniting Church in Australia. We give voice to the Uniting Church’s commitment to social justice…
Submission to the Inquiry into Economic Inclusion Advisory Committee Bill 2023
Introduction UnitingCare Australia welcomes the opportunity to provide this submission to the Senate Community Affairs Legislation Committee (the Committee) in relation to the Economic Inclusion Advisory Committee Bill 2023 [Provisions] (the Bill). The UnitingCare network, as the country’s largest network…
Discussion Paper Response to the Future of Supported Employment
Introduction UnitingCare Australia welcomes the opportunity to provide feedback to the Department of Social Services in response to The Future of Supported Employment Discussion Paper. We strongly endorse the direction of the Discussion Paper and its associated policy proposals. We…
Submission to the Senate Inquiry on Social Services and Other Legislation Amendment (Strengthening the Safety Net) Bill
UnitingCare Australia welcomes this opportunity to submit to the Senate Community Affairs Legislation Committee’s Inquiry regarding the Social Services and Other Legislation Amendment (Strengthening the Safety Net) Bill 2023. As UnitingCare Australia has consistently highlighted in recent submissions[1], there continues…
Draft National Care and Support Economy Strategy
Introduction UnitingCare Australia commends the Australian Government on its establishment of the Care and Support Economy Taskforce, recognising this as a significant positive step towards elevating the care and support economy to the fore of public policy consideration–a status that…
Reforming the Aged Care System to Ensure Equity and Sustainability
Submission to ACCPA’s White Paper into the Financial Sustainability of the Aged Care Sector UnitingCare Australia, one of the largest networks of social service providers in the country, acknowledges the need for urgent reform of our aged care system. We…
Response to the Australian National Audit Office’s Aged Care Reform Performance Audit
Introduction UnitingCare Australia welcomes the opportunity to contribute to the Australian National Audit Office’s (ANAO) performance audit regarding the design and early implementation of residential aged care reforms from the Australian Government Department of Health and Aged Care (DoHAC) and…