{"id":19728,"date":"2019-10-31T11:47:25","date_gmt":"2019-10-31T00:47:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.purefinance.com.au\/?p=19728"},"modified":"2021-03-31T11:31:47","modified_gmt":"2021-03-31T00:31:47","slug":"pure-community-acoss","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.purefinance.com.au\/pure-community-acoss\/","title":{"rendered":"Pure Community: ACOSS"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">In 2018, a report by Credit Suisse positioned Australia at the top of the list of wealthiest countries in the world by median wealth.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">But in \u2018wealthy\u2019 Australia, more than 1 in 8 people live in poverty and disturbingly, more than 1 in 6 are children.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Whilst many Australian\u2019s (and indeed, the rest of the world) view Australia as a country of wealth, the manner in which this wealth is distributed is often left out of the conversation and <span style=\"color: #50b8b1;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #50b8b1;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/australia-news\/2019\/aug\/28\/abs-drops-reference-to-worsening-wealth-inequality-to-craft-a-good-story\">despite their best \u2018rose- tinted\u2019 efforts<\/a><\/strong>,<\/span> not even the ABS could hide the reality that in Australia, wealth inequality is worsening.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>A snapshot of poverty in Australia<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">In 2015-16:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The poverty line (50% of median income, before housing costs) for a single adult is $433 a week. For a couple with two children, it is $909 a week. *It is worth mentioning here that the current Newstart payment for a single adult is $279.50 a week.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">3.05 million people (13.2% of the population - more than one in eight) are estimated to live below the poverty line, after taking account of their housing costs.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">739,000 children under the age of 15 (17.3% of all children - more than one in six) and 410,000 youth between the ages of 15 and 24 (13.9%) live below the poverty line.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Australia has the 14th highest poverty rate among 34 OECD countries, and is part of a group of English-speaking wealthy nations with above\u2013average poverty levels.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em>*Source: <span style=\"color: #50b8b1;\"><a style=\"color: #50b8b1;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.acoss.org.au\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ACOSS_Poverty-in-Australia-Report_Web-Final.pdf\">Poverty in Australia, 2018 ACOSS\/UNSW<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">So with worsening inequality, and a <span style=\"color: #50b8b1;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #50b8b1;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/australia-news\/2019\/may\/15\/newstart-what-are-the-facts-about-the-unemployment-payment\">government that seems intrinsically apathetic to addressing it<\/a>,<\/strong><\/span> Pure Community is getting behind the Australian Council of Social Service (ACOSS) as they advocate for the needs of all Australians affected by poverty, disadvantage and inequality and aim to build a strong and sustainable community sector.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-19732\" src=\"https:\/\/www.purefinance.com.au\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Pure-Community_ACOSS3.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1120\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.purefinance.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Pure-Community_ACOSS3.png 1920w, https:\/\/www.purefinance.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Pure-Community_ACOSS3-300x175.png 300w, https:\/\/www.purefinance.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Pure-Community_ACOSS3-1024x597.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.purefinance.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Pure-Community_ACOSS3-840x490.png 840w, https:\/\/www.purefinance.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Pure-Community_ACOSS3-1720x1003.png 1720w, https:\/\/www.purefinance.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Pure-Community_ACOSS3-992x579.png 992w, https:\/\/www.purefinance.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Pure-Community_ACOSS3-768x448.png 768w, https:\/\/www.purefinance.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Pure-Community_ACOSS3-544x317.png 544w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>WHO IS ACOSS?<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Established in 1956, the Australian Council of Social Service (or ACOSS) is a national advocate for action to reduce poverty and inequality in Australia and is the peak body for the community services sector. Theirs is a vision of a fair, inclusive and sustainable Australia, where all individuals and communities can participate in, and benefit from, social and economic life.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">ACOSS aims to achieve this by:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Leading and supporting initiatives within the community services and welfare sector and acting as an independent non-party political voice<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">By drawing on the direct experiences of people affected by poverty and inequality and the expertise of a diverse member base, ACOSS develops and promotes socially and economically responsible public policy and action by government, community and business.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">ACOSS\u2019 national membership network links a broad spectrum of community welfare services across Australia and is comprised of:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Eight state and territory Councils of Social Service which represent thousands of front-line community agencies<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">National peak organisations of consumers and service providers<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">National religious and secular welfare agencies<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Low income consumer groups<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Many state and local organisations and individuals also support ACOSS\u2019 work as Associate Members.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>WHAT DOES ACOSS DO?<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">ACOSS produces effective and influential advocacy on issues affecting people experiencing poverty and disadvantage in Australia. They also provide policy advice and represent the views of their members and communities to Government and inform members about Government policies related to the community services sector.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Key Policy Areas<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">ACOSS leads policy development and advocacy within the community sector on the following issues:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Income Support and Employment<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Economics and Tax<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Housing and Homelessness<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Community sector policy<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Poverty and Inequality<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Climate and Energy<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Health<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Further policy interests<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">ACOSS also maintains an active interest in the following policy areas and supports initiatives to address the impacts of policy reform on people experiencing poverty and disadvantage.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Asylum Seekers and culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) communities<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Justice Reinvestment<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Education<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Human rights and legal services<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Gender<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em>Learn more about the work of ACOSS in the community sector <\/em><strong><span style=\"color: #50b8b1;\"><em>here<\/em><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-19733\" src=\"https:\/\/www.purefinance.com.au\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Pure-Community-ACOSS2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1120\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.purefinance.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Pure-Community-ACOSS2.png 1920w, https:\/\/www.purefinance.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Pure-Community-ACOSS2-300x175.png 300w, https:\/\/www.purefinance.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Pure-Community-ACOSS2-1024x597.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.purefinance.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Pure-Community-ACOSS2-840x490.png 840w, https:\/\/www.purefinance.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Pure-Community-ACOSS2-1720x1003.png 1720w, https:\/\/www.purefinance.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Pure-Community-ACOSS2-992x579.png 992w, https:\/\/www.purefinance.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Pure-Community-ACOSS2-768x448.png 768w, https:\/\/www.purefinance.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Pure-Community-ACOSS2-544x317.png 544w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>RAISE THE RATE<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">In a submission to the Senate inquiry into welfare allowance payments earlier this month, accounting giant KPMG outlined that to avoid a \u2018socially damaging state of affairs\u2019 <strong><span style=\"color: #50b8b1;\"><a style=\"color: #50b8b1;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/australia-news\/2019\/oct\/07\/accounting-giant-kpmg-calls-for-newstart-to-increase-by-100-a-week\">the government must raise the weekly Newstart payment by $100 a week<\/a>,<\/span><\/strong> $25 more than what welfare groups themselves are recommending.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">ACOSS\u2019 campaign<span style=\"color: #50b8b1;\"><strong> \u2018Raise the Rate\u2019<\/strong><\/span> is key to reducing poverty and inequality in Australia. The goal of the campaign is for the Federal Government to immediately lift the single rate of Newstart, Youth Allowance and other related payments by at least $75 per week, and index Allowances to wages.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Currently, these payments are too low to help people get through tough times and into suitable employment. The rate of Newstart has not been increased for 25 years, while the cost of living, especially housing, has gone through the roof.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">There is broad support for the campaign, including from community organisations, such as anti-poverty networks, not-for-profit organisations, unions, business groups, local governments, territory governments and a number of federal parliamentarians, with more than 70% of the community agreeing that the rate of Newstart should be increased (Essential Research 2019).<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">From a global perspective, Australia is indeed an incredibly wealthy country and as such, should take pride in, and act upon, its ability to treat all of its citizens with dignity and respect. The work of ACOSS ensures that our most vulnerable people, those experiencing poverty, disadvantage and inequality, are advocated for and that our community sector remains strong and importantly, sustainable.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em>You can support the work of ACOSS <span style=\"color: #50b8b1;\"><strong>here<\/strong> <\/span>and to learn more, you can visit them at <span style=\"color: #50b8b1;\"><strong>www.acoss.org.au<\/strong><\/span><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><i>*Pure Community and Pure Finance have no direct affiliation with the organisations and causes listed on this page, we simply appreciate the work that they do, and choose to show our appreciation by contributing to them.\u00a0<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Recognising the right of all Australians to opportunity, justice and 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