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FCVic Hardship Forum Series: Tenancy

FCVic Friday, 26 February 2021

Between September and December 2020, FCVic conducted a series four forums for financial counsellors to meet with representatives from the Banking, Energy, Telecommunications and Tenancy sectors. The Hardship Forum is a process designed to facilitate structured engagement on hardship, between financial counsellors and creditors.

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Chairperson’s message – July 2020

Colin Harte Thursday, 30 July 2020

In alternating issues of the Devil’s Advocate, the FCVic Chairperson contributes a message to the sector. This month, Colin Harte reports on the steps being taken to address some of the impacts of COVID-19 through financial counselling.

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Chairperson’s message – May 2020

Colin Harte Friday, 29 May 2020

In alternating issues of the Devil’s Advocate, the FCVic Chairperson contributes a message to the sector. This month, Colin Harte shares a message of hope amid challenging times. The financial counselling sector is growing, and with that comes the chance to improve more lives.

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New research on debt problems caused by economic abuse

Evgenia Bourova Thursday, 19 December 2019

Researchers at Melbourne Law School have published an article drawing on the views of financial counsellors, consumer solicitors and other advocates on their experiences of assisting women with debt problems resulting from economic abuse.

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Researching the impact of financial difficulty assistance, bankruptcy and debt agreements: Seeking survey participants!

Nicola Howell Wednesday, 27 November 2019

Do existing laws help consumers recover from over-indebtedness? A call for participants for the next phase of my research.

In the June 2019 edition of the Devil’s Advocate, I told readers about my research on the impacts of bankruptcy, debt agreements and financial difficulty assistance. I invited financial counsellors to help promote my study by letting relevant clients (or former clients) know about the opportunity to complete an online survey about their experiences. I am very grateful to those who were able to assist.

I am now starting a new phase of the data collection, and inviting financial counsellors, insolvency practitioners, and others who work in the sector to share their insights on the different options. Interested practitioners can complete an anonymous online survey for the study, available here: https://melbourneuni.au1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_6RRwGzecQs8dxQx.

The debtor surveys also remain open for a few more weeks, so I am still keen to hear from you if you can help by promoting the surveys to clients and/or former clients, and/or through social media.

Please contact me for more information (including suggested text for social media or an email to clients) ([email protected] or (07) 3138 2006), or follow the link for more details (link to full article).

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