Social Policy Research Centre

Changes to the delivery of disability and aged care services are making it harder for many carers* to take a break, says a newly established network of organisations that either deliver, broker or evaluate carer respite across New South Wales (NSW

People with disability in NSW who need help managing their finances often lack support to make decisions about money.

Congratulations to the four newest Social Policy Research Centre PhD graduates: Jan Idle, Yuvisthi Naidoo, BJ Newton and Alec Sewell.

A recent article in the Journal of Youth Studies by Ariella Meltzer explores care between young adult siblings where one has a disability.

Disability researchers at UNSW Sydney are putting the finishing touches to a ground-breaking initiative to help transform the lives of people with disability by harnessing research and innovation across all faculties and disciplines.

Close to three million Australians were living below the poverty line in 2014. “As a country that prides itself on an egalitarian culture, we should be determined to change this picture,” says Cassandra Goldie.

The Australian Council of Social Service (ACOSS) today released a new report showing that 731,300 children or 17.4% of all children in Australia are living in poverty, an increase of 2 percentage points over the past 10 years (from 2004-2014).

Researchers from Australia, Canada, the USA and New Zealand gathered at the Social Policy Research Centre (SPRC) in mid-March for a workshop funded by the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia on “Gender, Migration and Care”.

Ageing, Disability and Home Care (ADHC) is pleased to announce the release of the Supported Accommodation Evaluation Framework (SAEF) guide for service providers.