Tasmanian family and sexual violence services welcome continued investment from the Government in the Family and Sexual Violence Action Plan, and their stated commitment to victim survivors throughout the state.

This year’s Budget papers include the first steps towards a Gender Impact Assessment of the State Budget (sadly under-delivered on in last year’s Budget).

The indexation of funding is less than we were looking for.

The Mental Health Council of Tasmania (MHCT) and the Alcohol, Tobacco and other Drug Council of Tasmania (ATDC) have together welcomed the investment announced in the State Budget for a Lived Experience Training and Development Hub (the Hub).

The Budget does very little to ease cost of living pressures for young Tasmanians and provides little relief for Government-procured community service organisations.

The Budget includes some small pockets of funding specifically allocated to new mental health and wellbeing initiatives, including a welcome recognition of the value of lived experience to the mental health hand alcohol and other drugs sectors through funding for initiatives like a Lived Experience Training and Development Hub.

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.