Paying the Price of Welfare Reform: the experiences of Anglicare staff and clients in interacting with CentrelinkA new research report by Teresa HInton
This research examines the experience of accessing and interacting with Centrelink for both clients and staff of Anglicare community service organisations in three different jurisdictions – Southern Queensland, Tasmania and Western Australia. Through a survey and face-to-face interviews, the research explores how their interactions with Centrelink affect their lives and what improvements they would like to see. The key findings of the research explore difficulties in accessing Centrelink, falling through the safety net, and quantifying Anglicare support. The research concludes that although welfare reform may be leading to cost savings for the government, substantial costs are being shifted to vulnerable customers and the community services that support them.
Rental Affordability Snapshot Tasmania 2018new research by Michelle Wisbey
The Rental Affordability Snapshot is an annual look at the extent to which residential properties in Tasmania are affordable and appropriate for people living on low incomes. On one weekend in March 2018, SARC collected information on all the properties advertised as available for rent across the state and worked out whether people on government income support payments and people on the minimum wage could afford to find suitable accommodation for themselves and their families without putting themselves in rental stress. We found that people on Youth Allowance, Newstart Allowance or single parents on Parenting Payments were completely locked out of the private rental market, and even households earning a minimum wage had only a small pool of rental homes that could be considered affordable.
Removing poker machines from hotels and clubs in Tasmania: Economic considerationsA new research report by Professor John Mangan
Anglicare Tasmania is seeking to have poker machines removed from hotels and clubs in Tasmania and restricted to licenced casinos, the model currently in place in Western Australia. This in the belief that the social harm (and its quantifiable economic costs to the most vulnerable in Tasmanian society) associated with the widespread and easily accessible poker machines in Tasmania outweighs any economic benefits that may accrue. This report examines the likely economic impacts of such a shift in poker machine location. The three economic scenarios modelled for this report all show increases in Gross State Product and employment with the removal of poker machines from all hotels and clubs.
SARC Research ReportsRead our latest reports here or search our research library archive
Paying the Price of Welfare Reform: the experiences of Anglicare staff and clients in interacting with Centrelink
This research examines the experience of accessing and interacting with Centrelink for both clients and staff of Anglicare community service organisations in three different jurisdictions – Southern Queensland, Tasmania and Western Australia. Through a survey and face-to-face interviews, the research explores how their interactions with Centrelink affect their lives and …
Rental Affordability Snapshot Tasmania 2018
The Rental Affordability Snapshot is an annual look at the extent to which residential properties in Tasmania are affordable and appropriate for people living on low incomes. On one weekend in March 2018, SARC collected information on all the properties advertised as available for rent across the state and worked out whether people on …
Removing poker machines from hotels and clubs in Tasmania: Economic considerations
Anglicare Tasmania is seeking to have poker machines removed from hotels and clubs in Tasmania and restricted to licenced casinos, the model currently in place in Western Australia. This in the belief that the social harm (and its quantifiable economic costs to the most vulnerable in Tasmanian society) associated with …
Too Hard? Highly Vulnerable Teens in Tasmania
This report explores young people’s high vulnerability as a key social justice facing Tasmania. Foregrounding the voices of highly vulnerable teens whose needs for care have fallen outside of families and between government agencies and non-government services, this report offers insights into the needed shape of immediate and long-term responses. ...
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Submission to Tasmanian State Budget Community Consultation 2018-19
Anglicare encourages the State Government to invest in resources, systems and services that will enable Tasmanians to participate fully in shaping their own future. We believe that State Government can make sound investments in the Tasmanian people and strong Tasmanian communities by prioritising: affordable housing that provides a secure and …
Supplementary Submission to the Joint Select Committee on Future Gaming Markets
This supplementary submission provides further evidence that supports Anglicare’s call for the removal of poker machines from hotels and clubs. The Committee requested further information on this issue as a result of Anglicare’s description of what effective harm minimisation might look like for poker machines. We also include a breakdown of Anglicare …
Submission to the First Review of the ‘Responsible Gambling Code of Practice for Tasmania’ Options Paper
Anglicare believes the most effective way to limit the harm caused from gambling in Tasmania is to remove poker machines from all hotels and clubs across the State. We realise that this review is restricted to reviewing the ten focus areas that are covered by the existing Code. We note, …
Submission to Productivity Commission on NDIS Costs
The NDIS policy framework and implementation systems are still developing. This is a crucial time to pause and consider how the scheme is being governed, resourced and implemented to avoid the impact of current problems multiplying as the scheme rolls out. With this in mind, Anglicare Tasmania welcomes the opportunity …