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Financial counsellors call for an urgent boost to income support payments following report on Jobseeker inadequacy

Monday, 17 October 2022

No food, no medications, no home: the grim reality of living on JobSeeker prompts calls for boost to income support payments The Federal Government should urgently increase the JobSeeker payment, says Financial Counselling

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Financial counsellors welcome Government action requiring Councils to provide better support for residents in hardship

Thursday, 9 June 2022

9 June 2022 For immediate release   Financial Counselling Victoria (FCVic) today welcomed the announcement of new legislation that will require Councils to be more consistent and community-minded when dealing with rate payer

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Financial counsellors vindicated by Royal Commission findings

Wednesday, 27 October 2021

27 October 2021 For immediate release   Financial Counselling Victoria (FCVic) this week welcomed the findings of the Royal Commission into the Casino Operator and Licence which evidenced that Crown Melbourne had engaged for

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“Heartbreaking” and “cruel” – the warning from financial counsellors as cuts to welfare payments loom

Tuesday, 1 December 2020

1 December 2020 For immediate release   Victorian financial counsellors are seeing red flags as the end of the Coronavirus Supplement looms for job seekers trying to survive. A bill introduced into parliament

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Victorian financial counsellors fight to stop Federal Government changes to responsible lending laws

Monday, 9 November 2020

9 November 2020 For immediate release Victorian financial counsellors are slamming federal government moves to remove responsible lending laws. The laws protect people from exploitative lending by banks and other lenders, but the

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Financial Counselling Victoria welcomes State Government’s boost for Carers

Wednesday, 12 February 2020

12 February 2020 For immediate release Financial Counselling Victoria (FCVic) today welcomed the Victorian Government’s announcement it would fund new state-wide partnership projects designed to improve support for carers. FCVic Executive Officer Sandy

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Banking Royal Commission impacts

Thursday, 3 October 2019

Independent review tells Federal Government to use industry levy to double the number of financial counsellors.

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“We Need to Talk about Newstart” – Financial counsellors release graphic recording explainer

Wednesday, 17 July 2019

Financial Counselling Australia and the State and Territory financial counselling associations join with thousands of Australians, business leaders and community groups in calling on the Government to “Raise the Rate”.

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