A trained financial counsellor can:
– Give you advice
– Help with Centrelink issues
– Explain what you can do if you can’t pay bills, fines or debts
– Help you work out payment plans/options
– Tell you what assistance/funding/support may be available to you
– Help you to access support if you’ve been affected by flood, drought and bushfire
– Assist with credit and loan issues
– Financial counsellors can also assist with accessing small loans. Up to $1500 can be borrowed through the No Interest Loan Scheme (NILS) and up to $3000 in a low-interest loan through the InRoads program.
For further information or to arrange an appointment:
Phone: 1800 244 323 – free call all areas or;
Phone: 03 5448 1000 – Bendigo, Heathcote, Inglewood, Wedderburn, Castlemaine, Maryborough and Kerang