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33. Financial Hardship - What it's like living with debt you can't repay
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Evegnia Bourova is a Research Fellow at the University of Melbourne, Melbourne Law School. This research comes from the Financial Hardship Project.
Read the full article on the conversation.
*CORRECTION: Blaize mentions that the research was conducted in 2019. This is incorrect, the surey was carried out in 2015 and published late 2018.
If you are struggling with debt check out the following:
- National Debt Helpline: they offer financial counselling services and also have a COVID19 financial survival guide with information on accessing emergency financial assistance and government assistance, and making repayment arrangements with utility companies and others.
- Financial Rights Legal Centre: they are a community legal centre specialising in financial services.
- WIRE Women's Information: they are a generalist information, support and referral service for women, non-binary and gender-diverse people. They specialise across areas such as financial guidance and referrals for people dealing with family violence, including financial abuse.
Sources:
Anglicare rental affordability snapshot.
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