NILS workers can also visit to Good Shepherd Microfinance in order to access Good Learning an online learning tool to inform and empower NILS workers to better assist their clients.
A network of advocacy services across Australia support people to access Centrelink. They provide casework advice and assistance, so people can exercise their rights and get their entitlements.
Centrelink clients can arrange to receive their Centrelink payments weekly.
If a client’s ex-partner has their child/children for one night/week, 24% of his Child Support obligations will be negated.
You can find more information by going to the Services Australia website and searching ‘Centrelink’.
This section provides information about financial abuse and domestic violence services. You can find more information by searching ‘domestic violence counselling and support’ for your location.
Domestic violence is about POWER and CONTROL. It can be financial, physical, emotional, social, spiritual or cultural.
What does financial abuse look like?
Essential first steps to re-establishing financial security
1800 Respect Workers Webinar Series
The language of violence – The language (we use as workers) can perpetuate the very problems we are trying to tackle.
How to support someone experiencing family and domestic violence
Supporting women from CALD, migrant and refugee backgrounds who are experiencing family violence
A toolkit to improve responses to CALD women and children who have experienced family violence
LGBTIQ domestic and family violence support
This section provides information about insurance and superannuation issues women may need assistance with. You can find more information by going to the MoneySmart website and searching ‘insurance’, ‘funerals’ and ‘superannuation’.
Funeral insurance –
This section provides information about legal issues women may need assistance with. You can find more information by searching for a community legal service in your location.
Women’s Legal Services Australia is a national network of community legal centres specialising in women’s legal issues. The individual Member Centres regularly provide advice, information, casework and legal education to women on particularly family law and family violence matters but can also provide advice on more general legal issues.
This section provides information about money and financial issues women may need assistance with. You can find more information by searching specific topics for your location or going to the MoneySmart website.
Money Minded Online is an easy way to learn more about managing money and it is free.
https://youtu.be/_Rq9OPQompk
MoneySmart has information about choosing car loans, budgeting for a car and car insurance. It also has online calculators for budget planning and for personal loans.
