The Welfare Rights Centre:

• provides a free community service that encourages the participation of people on Centrelink payments or low incomes in gaining social justice.
• advocates for people who are disadvantaged by poverty, sickness, disability, homelessness and who may be entitled to a social security payments or other welfare benefits to assist them in gaining social justice.
• promotes and provide access to information about tenancy matters, social security and other welfare entitlements.
• assists and encourages government and non-government services to help persons in need of tenancy assistance, social security and other welfare services.
• increases awareness of tenancy issues, social security and welfare rights, obligations and needs in South Australia.
• collects data and undertakes research into tenancy issues, social security and welfare entitlements.
• encourages and empowers volunteers to provide services to people who are disadvantaged by poverty, sickness, disability and/or homelessness regarding social security or other welfare benefit and tenancy issues.
• facilitates legal advice and representation for people using homelessness services.

Find out more about our Board and Governance, recent Annual Reports, our Partners and Law Reform.