Financial Case Worker Budgeting Advice

Are you or your family experiencing a crisis or facing financial hardship?

If you are in an emergency financial situation and need assistance to access essential services, we can help.

We can assist with planning your budget and assist you in working through your financial difficulties.

Talk to our Financial Case Worker who can assist you or refer you to other services that are available to help you improve your financial situation.

We aim to provide assistance that builds the capacity of our communities and to respond to the needs of people of all ages within them.

This is a free and confidential service, providing outreach to Cooktown, Wujal Wujal & Laura.

We can assist with a variety of issues including:

Developing a workable budget
Building a plan to pay for essentials such as food, rent and utilities
Understanding bills and accounts
Saving money
Accessing phone company hardship programs
Accessing government concessions
Accessing financial services
Referrals for more complex financial issues and financial counselling
Housing applications
Emergency & crisis relief
Community Education

No Interest Loan Scheme (NILS)

No Interest Loans are for the purchase of essential goods and services such as vehicle repairs, educational essentials, medical or dental expenses, household items and essentials

You are eligible if:

You have a Health Care Card / Pension Card or earn less than $45,000 a year after tax ($60,000 for couples or people with dependants).
You have lived at your current or previous address for at least 3 months.
You can show that you have the capacity to repay the loan.

Financial Case Worker Budgeting Advice

Are you or your family experiencing a crisis or facing financial hardship?

We aim to provide assistance that builds the capacity of our communities and to respond to the needs of people of all ages within them.

This is a free and confidential service, providing outreach to Cooktown, Wujal Wujal & Laura.

No Interest Loan Scheme (NILS)

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