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A Day In The Life with Nat Cook

Member for Hurtle Vale and Shadow Minister for Human Services in the South Australian Parliament, Nat Cook, will meet UCWB financial counsellors and clients in June, as part of SAFCA's Day in the Life advocacy project. The project aims to give community leaders a deeper understanding of what financial counsellors do and the issues that p...

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Telcos and Financial Hardship

A new FCA report shows that the telecommunications industry must improve its response to customers experiencing financial hardship. Every financial counsellor who took part in the survey said they have clients struggling to pay their telco bills. A quarter said more than 50% of their clients are struggling to pay. Mis-selling is also c...

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Surge in disconnections a blow to thousands during COVID

The latest data from the Essential Services Commission (ESC) reveals a big surge in the number of people being disconnected from their energy supply and increasing numbers of people struggling to keep up with energy bills. Read the article here....

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Spot Talk Applications Open

Think you could be up on the FCA conference stage giving a SPOT talk? This year's theme is 'The Power. The Passion.' They're calling for pitches! A FCA SPOT talk is typically a 7- 9 minute talk on our conference stage, under the spotlight. Up to eight lucky and brave speakers are professionally mentored to deliver their tal...

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New Members Only Facebook Groups

We've created two Facebook groups where members can ask colleagues and peers questions about non-confidential financial counselling matters or simply share helpful information and support. One is for our members in SA and the other is for our members in the NT.  To join a group: Log into Facebook Search for the group you wo...

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