More than half of Tasmania's charities heading for losses this year
A survey found 53% of Tasmanian community organisations expect deficits.
Tasmania's social safety net is buckling. A pulse check by the Tasmanian Council of Social Service shows 53% of community organisations are heading for losses.
Demand is surging: 81% report more people need help, yet 58% had funding cut. Costs keep climbing.
Ninety-four per cent face higher fuel costs, 93% see administrative expenses rising, and 92% pay more in wages. To stay afloat, 60% have turned people away.
Tasmania's main food relief provider, Loaves and Fishes, dipped into cash reserves and partnered with OzHarvest to handle some distribution. The TasCOSS chief warned that organisations cannot absorb funding gaps indefinitely.
Without more resources, service rationing and job losses will follow, she said.
- 53%
- Organisations heading for losses
- 81%
- Organisations with higher demand
- 60%
- Organisations that turned people away
- 58%
- Organisations with funding cuts
Why it mattersPeople are already turned away from food banks. Unless funding rises, service rationing and job losses will force organisations to close.
AustraliaTasmanians relying on community services for food, support and help face longer waits and more rejections as charities run out of money. This could hit the most vulnerable hardest.
Corroborated bytheadvocate.com.au
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