Please see below an extract from the House of Assembly Hansard from yesterday: Small Amount Credit Contracts The Hon. V.A. CHAPMAN (BraggDeputy Premier, Attorney-General) (15:25): I rise today to raise an issue regarding the effects on constituents in all our electorates of payday lending and consumer leases, also known as small amount credit contracts. As COVID-19 affects many South Australians' employment and financial affairs, it is expected that the demand for finance will rise....

Telstra, Optus and Vodafone have responded to the challenges presented by Covid-19, including extra data in some cases, but also challenges faced by the Telco companies where there are restrictions on their own staff: Telstra From the Telstra Specialised Assistance team: Dear community colleagues, We may be unable to take your phone call Due to increased containment measures announced by the Philippines Government this week, Telstra's contact centre workforce capacity has been...

Fact Sheet Support for people affected by COVID-19 The Government is supporting people during the impact of COVID-19 through the social security system and through programs delivered by the Department of Social Services. One-Off Economic Support Payment The Government will provide a one-off payment of $750 to approximately 6.5 million Social Security and Veterans' income support recipients, Farm Household Allowance (FHA) recipients, Family Tax Benefit (FTB) recipients and holders ...

22 January 2020 The SA Government is administering the Commonwealth Government's Volunteer Firefighters' Financial Support Program, which is designed to help volunteer firefighters and SES volunteers who have put time into volunteering in the current fire season, and have incurred a financial cost. The program will provide payments to eligible volunteer firefighters and SES volunteers who are self-employed or employed by small and medium businesses, and have lost income. Payme...

Details of Organisations providing financial assistance to customers affected by the bushfires Please note: This information is public but has been compiled to assist financial counsellors and financial capability workers in their work with bushfire affected clients. In this version you will find information from: Banks: ANZ, NAB, Commonwealth Bank, NAB, Beyond Bank , Bendigo Bank and Westpac Telcos: Telstra, Optus, Vodafone Energy: AGL, Simply Energy, Energy Australia, Origin
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