Cost of Living Report No. 29
Poverty reduced in the NT but only short lived In its 29th Cost of Living Report released today, the Northern Territory Council of Social Service (NTCOSS) highlights that the Federal Government’s Coronavirus Supplement payments have prevented thousands of Territory...
NTCOSS joins organisations calling for the Federal Government’s stimulus spending to be directed to social housing
NTCOSS has joined more than 300 organisations calling for the Federal Government’s stimulus spending to be directed to social housing. In an open letter to Prime Minister Scott Morrison, the @everybodys home campaign calls for the construction of 30,000 social...
Deborah Di Natale speaks to ABC Radio Alice Springs about the importance of the Coronavirus Supplement
This week NTCOSS will be releasing its quarterly Cost of Living Report – and it will show just how much the economic stimulus and coronavirus supports have done to reduce cost of living pressures in the NT. But it is shortlived relief. Last week saw the...
Deborah Di Natale speaks to ABC Darwin about cuts to the coronavirus supplement
This Friday, the 25th September, the Federal Government will start winding back its economic stimulus, including the coronavirus supplement. In the Territory this means the loss of $10.1 million in payments each fortnight, in addition to the $8.5 million lost...