NCCPA (Small Amount Credit Contract and Consumer Lease Reforms) Bill 2009
Submission to: Senate Economics Committee
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Senate Inquiry into Credit and Financial Services Targeted at People in Financial Hardship – Joint Submission 1
Submission to: Australian Senate
This submission addresses the terms of reference questions in relation to credit and financial services targeted at Australians at risk of financial hardship. A separate submission covers the capacity and capability of the financial counselling sector (TOR (c)) to assist people experiencing financial stress.
This submission addresses the terms of reference questions in relation to credit and financial services targeted at Australians at risk of financial hardship. A separate submission covers the capacity and capability of the financial counselling sector (TOR (c)) to assist people experiencing financial stress.
Adequacy of Newstart and related payments and alternative mechanisms to determine the level of income support payments in Australia
Submission to: Senate Community Affairs References Committee
This is a joint submission from FCA and the State/Territory financial counselling associations. Fairness should be the underpinning principle in decisions about the level of income support payments. We support an urgent increase in Newstart by at least $75 per week to ensure people are more likely to be able to keep a roof over their heads and pay the household bills. We support an independent review of the adequacy of income support payments and the introduction of an independent body to set such payments to ensure they remain adequate into the future.
This is a joint submission from FCA and the State/Territory financial counselling associations. Fairness should be the underpinning principle in decisions about the level of income support payments. We support an urgent increase in Newstart by at least $75 per week to ensure people are more likely to be able to keep a roof over their heads and pay the household bills. We support an independent review of the adequacy of income support payments and the introduction of an independent body to set such payments to ensure they remain adequate into the future.