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Financial counselling services
If you are finding it hard to make ends meet you can get free and confidential advice from
a financial counsellor. They can help you take control of your finances and make a
financial plan for the future.
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The Government’s
Understanding Money has tips and hints on how to take control of your
finances including making a budget, setting financial goals, and how to start a
savings plan.
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Centrelink Financial Information Service officers can show you how to make
informed financial decisions and help you to understand the consequences of those
decisions. They will provide information over the telephone, at personal interviews or
through financial education seminars.
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The
Commonwealth Financial Counselling Directory (CFC) is a list of
organisations funded by the Australian Government to provide financial counselling
services.
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Wesley
Credit Help Line offers confidential counselling to vulnerable and
disadvantaged people facing financial crisis. It offers assistance and self-help
towards achieving financial independence. It is not a lending institution.
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Lifeline Service
Finder can put you in touch with a free financial counselling service and
the Child Support Agency’s Community Services Directory also includes
organisations which provide financial counselling services.
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The St Vincent de Paul Society offers a
Budget Counselling Training Program to assist people to use improved budgeting
strategies and develop practical living in a way of re-establishing their self-respect
and independence.
