Factsheet: I have just been locked up, what do I need to know?
Ray was charged with drug offences. He was remanded in custody with debts including a car loan, mobile phone contract, Child Support payments, Afterpay & direct debits set up. Ray also lost his wallet in the process. With no support or anyone authorised to apply for hardship or stop transactions on his account, his accounts will fall into arrears.
Does this sound like you?
Kempsey Neighbourhood Centre provides financial counselling and financial capability support as well as No Interest Loans. We wanted to put together some informati?on that might be useful to this community so we went to the experts – people in this community – and have put together what we learnt and the issues that people worry about.
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Factsheet: I can’t pay my rent. What can I do?
Brad came to our service because he was in rental arrears and his real estate was taking him to Tenancy Tribal for rental arrears of $1300 and $62 for water arrears. Does this sound like you?
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Factsheet: I can’t cover my Afterpay installments. What can I do?
Julia came to our service as she was struggling pay her Afterpay installments. Julia had used Afterpay to buy Christmas presents for her family and, even though at some stores she only spent a small amount, the total added up to $1952. Does this sound like you?
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Factsheet: My family keeps asking me for money
Terry works in a supermarket and does not earn a lot of money. He is able to pay his bills, his rent and is paying off a car. His sister has two children and lives with her partner. Terry helped them out with a loan and money for food after the partner lost his job. Does this sound like you?
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