Working together to challenge and change

The Tasmanian Council of Social Service (TasCOSS) is the peak body for the community services industry in Tasmania. We advocate to challenge and change the systems, behaviours and attitudes that create poverty, inequality and exclusion, to ensure all Tasmanians have the same opportunity to live a good life.
50,000
Tasmanian households are experiencing energy poverty
28,000
Tasmanians are working in the community services industry
120,000
Tasmanians are living below the poverty line
4,696
Tasmanians are on the priority social housing wait list (as of January 2024)

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2024 Tasmanian State Election

A Tasmanian State Election has been called for Saturday 23 March 2024 and campaigning in now in full swing. TasCOSS’s 2024 Tasmanian State Election Priorities focusses on policy solutions and investments that will provide Tasmanians with much-needed, targeted cost of living relief, and ensure a well-resourced community services industry that can meet increasing levels of need and complexity in the community.
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In joining TasCOSS, you are joining a community dedicated to delivering equality, opportunity and a good life for all Tasmanians.
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