Carers Tasmania welcomes confirmation in the 2025/26 Tasmanian Budget of additional funding to be provided to continue our work supporting and advocating on behalf of more than 87,000 Tasmanians who care for a family member or friend with disability, chronic or life-limiting health condition, mental ill health, drug or alcohol dependence, or who is frail aged, or who care for a child because their parents cannot.

This year’s Budget falls short of addressing the significant challenges facing Tasmania’s volunteering industry and maintains a disjointed and piecemeal approach to funding.

Today’s Budget announcement was not what we were hoping for and impacts on both our direct work with communities, and the ability of the peak body to support the foundations of our Neighbourhood Houses.  

While outlining some additional investment in mental health, nearly all of what is detailed in the Budget relates specifically to clinical and acute services.

Anglicare’s 2022 Rental Affordability Snapshot for Tasmania has highlighted the depth of the rental crisis the state is facing, releasing figures showing Tasmanians on low incomes have little hope of securing a private rental.

Advocacy groups say more than $20 million in electricity charges could be saved, providing relief for Tasmanians struggling to pay high energy bills in the midst of a cost of living crisis.

TasCOSS today released its 2022 Federal Election Tasmania Package, which focusses on key policies and programs to combat rising cost of living pressures and provide much needed relief to Tasmanian families.