Can't Pay the Bills
Sometimes the bills come all at once, or they're more than you expected, or maybe a one-off expense can hit your budget hard. Search our help topics for options to help get your bills under control
Top 5 issues:
- Real Stories: Why payday loans might not be a good idea
- Know the difference between a debt waiver and debt write off
- Utility Relief Grants
- Urgent Financial Assistance
- Received a Fine or Infringement?
Family / Personal Issues
Get help early, around family issues that can hurt your finances, and financial problems that can strain families and relationships.
Top 5 issues:
- Urgent Financial Assistance
- Received a Fine or Infringement?
- Medical Expenses
- Notice to Vacate
- Personal Loans
Gambling Support
Support and information for individuals, couples and families affected by gambling.
Top 5 issues:
- Where to Get Help for Gambling and Money Problems
- Is it financial abuse? — Where to get help
- Minimising Financial Loss
- Recognising when someone else’s gambling is affecting you
- The Financial Impact of Gambling — and How to Get Back on Track
Legal Threats
How to deal with a range of common money issues involving legal action or the courts.
Top 5 issues:
- Know the difference between a debt waiver and debt write off
- Utility Relief Grants
- Received a Fine or Infringement?
- Utilities Disconnection Notice
- Notice to Vacate
Loans / Debts / Credit
Personal loans, home loans, car loans, credit cards..... Getting finance can be the easy part, but repaying can get hard for all sorts of unexpected reasons. Find some solutions in our urgent help topics
Top 5 issues:
- Real Stories: Why payday loans might not be a good idea
- Know the difference between a debt waiver and debt write off
- Real Stories: When the 65-year-old couldn’t pay her mortgage
- Urgent Financial Assistance
- Utilities Disconnection Notice
Unemployment
Help options and assistance for money problems that can arise whether you've just lost your job, or are still looking for work.
Top 5 issues:
- Real Stories: When the 65-year-old couldn’t pay her mortgage
- Urgent Financial Assistance
- Received a Fine or Infringement?
- Medical Expenses
- Real Stories: What happened when Lucy took out a car loan she couldn’t afford to repay
Build Your Capability
A selection of useful interactive tools, from ASIC's MoneySmart website, to help you better understand, plan and improve your finances.
Top 5 tools:
- 3 ways to beat rental stress
- Mortgage Calculator
- Unclaimed Money Search
- Budget Planner
- Savings Goals Calculator
