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Financial Counselling
Our Financial Counsellors assist people experiencing, or who are at risk of experiencing financial difficulty through problem gambling by providing information and support to help deal with their financial problems, manage their debts, and alleviate the stress of financial hardship
How can we help?
Our Financial Counsellors can support you if you are experiencing financial difficulties in:
- Dealing with Mortgage arrears
- Having difficulty paying debts or fines
- Facing legal action including Statement of Claim /Judgements
- Dealing with car repossession
- Experiencing harassment from creditors or debt collectors
Counselling Sessions
Our Financial Counsellors listen in a nonjudgmental and empathic manner and can assist you by doing a full assessment of your financial situation to help you fully understand your position and what your options are.
During counselling sessions, we can provide you information about:
- Credit and debt-related matters
- Your rights as a debtor
- The pros and cons of bankruptcy
- Working out a realistic payment plan for debts and,
- How to access other support services, including gambling, family support, personal counselling, tax help, legal aid & emergency relief.
What are the benefits of seeing a Financial Counsellor?
Benefits of seeing a Financial Counsellor include:
- A full assessment of their financial situation, including regular income, expenses, assets, and liabilities/debts.
- Assistance with budgeting
- Negotiate hardship arrangements with your creditors
- Assistance with hardship variation
- Information and options for change and improvementCreating Links Financial Counsellors are qualified and are members of the Financial Counselling Association of NSW.