Three speakers
Leslie (from Centrelink Area North Central, covers Sunbury to Albury)
- job capacity assessment, treating doctor’s report
- if on PSP, do not issue M/C
DSP
- some conditions ‘manifestly eligible’ for DSP (eg legally blind, late stage HIV)
- condition has to be treated, diagnosed and stabilised
- assess impact of that condition on that person
- option to allow limited hours of work
- result of job capacity assessment may lead to referral to Disability Employment Network
Carer’s – ‘payment’ is asset tested pension, up to $400(?)
– ‘allowance’ not tested, $105 per fortnight
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North-east Housing Service
– limited company servicing the area, others (eg SA) servicing elsewhere
– look after 200 short term properties
– housing info and referral at 52 Mary St Preston, appointments and drop-ins
– logged 16k contacts 08-09
– subsidise removals, storage, white goods, furniture
– crisis accom, transitional housing, housing establishment fund
– long term rental – public housing, community housing
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Anglicare financial counselling 8470 9999
– referrals from Centrelink, CHSs, other agencies
– wait time 4-5w
– can do initial assess over phone (income, assets, bills, expenses)
– help with filling forms
– negotiate with debt collectors (more are outsourced to off-shore call centres who put on pressure) and creditors
– review tax returns
– seeing more bankruptcies
– infringements: to be annulled require ‘guilty’ plea, get court (not criminal) record
– funded partly by gaming
– to find local counselling – 1300 55 81 81 (consumer affairs, option 4?)
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