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Behind the scenes of SSRV’s Integrated Financial Counselling Service
SSRV staff regularly engage with clients who are experiencing a multiple, inter-connected and compounding difficulties. That is why we created […]

Financial counsellors rocking the boat
From 11-13 October 2023 SSRV financial counsellor Graeme Parsons and community lawyer Eloise Cox attended the FCVic Conference, which was […]

Understanding the links between bushfires and social security
During 2019, Victoria declared six bushfire disasters, culminating in the devastating Black Summer fires, which affected almost a quarter of […]

Family Violence: changes to the Social Security Guide
In May 2023, changes were made to the Social Security Guide to require Centrelink decision-makers to take into account the presence of […]

Alisha’s story: separated under one roof
Alisha is on the Disability Support Pension (DSP) and receives Family Tax Benefit (FTB). She also has significant consumer debt […]

Royal Commission into the Robodebt Scheme: key findings
It was a scathing report on an illegal and damaging scheme that harmed some of the most vulnerable people in […]