Financial Counselling

Financial Counselling provides support, information and advice to people with financial problems. This service is free of charge and confidential.  After consultation, counsellors suggest options to help clients deal with financial problems. The counsellor can talk to the creditors on behalf of clients and sometimes lower repayments can be negotiated.
Financial Counselling is available to anyone experiencing difficulties including small businesses. Language is not a problem.

Support includes those facing the following issues:
•   Bankruptcy
•   Legal action
•   Pensions and benefits
•   Budgeting
•   Mortgage
•   Gambling problems
•   Personal Loans
•   Debt
•   Housing and Rental
•   Consolidation

Some testimonials for the financial counselling service:

"My financial counsellor is clear and concise with help and gives us knowledge to continue moving ahead. would recommend this service to all who need help."

"I got myself into a real bad situation with my money & my financial counsellor has been very helpful in sorting things out. He was there when things were really bleak for me."

"The service was non-invasive and I was nervous, believing it might be an embarrassing process. I was made to feel comfortable. I gained good current information and future direction. My issue was resolved completely."

Financial Counselling Appointments are provided at:

Western Region
Head Office (Monday to Friday) 
UnitingCare Wesley Bowden 
77 Gibson Street, Bowden 
Tel: (08) 8245 7100 to make an appointment

Hamra Centre Library (Thur 6-8pm)  
1 Brooker Terrace, Hilton
Tel: (08) 8416 6228 to make an appointment

Parks Primary Health Care Service (Thur)
2-46 Cowan Street, Angle Park 
Tel: (08) 8245 7100 to make an appointment

Northern Region
Elizabeth Civic Centre (Fri) 
10 Playford Boulevard, Elizabeth 
Tel: (08) 8245 7100 to make an appointment  

Munno Para Library (Tue) 
Munno Para Shopping City, Smithfield 
Tel: (08) 8245 7100 to make an appointment

Para Hills Library (Fri PM) 
Wilkinson Road, Para Hills 
Tel: (08) 8245 7100 to make an appointment

Mental Illness Fellowship of SA (Tue) 
5 Cooke Terrace, Wayville  
Tel: (08) 8378 4100 to make an appointment