James Wragg is disgusted the Tenant Advice and Advocacy Service is closing down in Gladstone.(Brenda Strong GLACLOS)
Gladstone expressed concerns about the closure of the local tenant advice service soon after they were informed of the closure.
http://www.gladstoneobserver.com.au/story/2012/07/26/tenancy-service-funding-cut-penny-carr/
Interviewed on 4EB’s Fair Comment program the TUQ talks about the cuts to their funding and how they are working with others to seek reinstatement of the Program. Listen to the interview at http://soundcloud.com/fair-comment-show/fair-comment-podcast-thurs And they’re asking for your help!
Via The Wire – Independent current affairs from community radio around Australia
The nation’s community legal service is stretched and unable to meet a growing demand for services due to decades of underfunding. This is according latest survey released by the Australian Council of Social Service revealed today that 73% of legal service providers could not meet client demand. ACOSS says this is greatly affecting some of the most disadvantaged members of the Australian community. Many legal centers in Queensland and Victoria have experienced further budget cuts this year.
Listen to the broadcast here
Via Whitsunday Times
SHOCKWAVES are still running through the Whitsunday community after last week’s announcement that the Proserpine-based Tenants Advice and Advocacy Service (TAAS) will close at the end of next month.
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QUI Executive Director, Ken Wade says the Housing Minister Dr Bruce Flegg announced the termination last week, and services are expected to cease operation from Wednesday 31 October 2012.
“Services all over the Queensland provide advocacy to people with high and complex needs, especially those in danger of losing their housing.
“The Tenancy Advice and Advocacy services are especially important to the thousands of people with disabilities living in Brisbane’s boarding houses and hostels,” Wade said.
“The Inner North and Inner South Brisbane tenancy advice services provide assistance and advice to many people with disabilities – people who may have an intellectual disability, cognitive disorders or mental health issues and who are often one step away from the streets.
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Via ABC Online:
A Queensland domestic violence service says victims seeking property advice will be left without an advocate due to funding cuts.
Domestic Violence Cairns currently refers people to the Tenancy Advice Service Queensland [TASQ] but the program will be cut by the State Government in late October.
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Via Qld Times:
STAFF and supporters of the Ipswich Tenancy Advice and Advocacy Service are pleading with the State Government to reconsider its decision to cut funding from October 31.
“We believe that homelessness will double because we won’t be here to sustain tenants in private rentals,” Ms Lewis said.
“We will be the only state without a tenancy service.”
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Today the Atherton tenant advice service is in the news. They’ve expressed grave concerns for tenants in the area once the service shuts in October. See the coverage at http://bit.ly/MTK09J
