While there is a lot of financial information available, it is not always user-friendly or targeted well for some vulnerable groups of women.
Women’s Health Matters worked with CARE Financial Counselling to create locally-informed financial resources tailored to particular population groups of women in the ACT who were vulnerable to experiencing financial disadvantage and less likely to find specific information for their situation: women leaving domestic violence, women leaving prison and older single women.
The resources are a direct response to what they told us they needed from financial information: information that is written in plain English and does not require detailed financial knowledge to be understood; advice about managing money through life stage transitions and/or relationship changes; information that is localised; and information that is tailored to their particular life circumstances.
These resources are accessible below.
Financial Resource for women leaving domestic violence in the ACT
Financial Resource for women leaving domestic violence in the ACT
Financial Resource for women leaving domestic violence in the ACT (RTF)
Financial Resource for women leaving domestic violence in the ACT (individual topic pages)
Who can I talk to about money before, during and after I leave violence
Will I need to access legal advice to protect my finances
How do I safely start planning my finances
What if I don’t have current, or up to date, proof of identification (ID)
What do I need to think about in relation to my money and banking
What financial support might I be eligible for
What types of emergency or crisis support can I access
What financial assistance for housing is available to me
What if I can’t afford to pay my utility bill(s)
What low cost food assistance and other assistance can I access if i need emergency support
What affordable health services can I access
How can I manage my money on a tight budget
What if I need to borrow money or access credit
What do I need to think about with work and income
What about the costs associated with children
What support can I get with transport
How can I afford to stay connected – phones and internet access
Financial resources for women leaving prison in the ACT
Financial resources for women leaving prison in the ACT (individual topic pages)
What do I need to think about before I leave prison
What changes can I expect when I leave prison that may affect my money and finances
Who can I talk to about my finances and managing my debts once I leave prison
What if I don’t have current or up to date proof of identification
What do I need to think about in relation to my money and banking
What financial support might I be eligible for
What types of emergency or crisis support can I access as I leave prison
What low cost food assistance and other assistance can I access if I need to
What if I can’t afford to pay my utility bill(s)
What affordable health services can I access
What do I need to think about with work and income
What support can I get with transport
What about the costs associated with children
What assistance is there with the cost of pets
How can I manage my money on a tight budget
What if I need to borrow money or access credit
Financial resources for older single women in the ACT
Financial resources for older single women in the ACT (individual topic pages)
Who can I talk to about money and my finances
Who can I talk to about legal advice to protect my money and finances
What do I need to think about in relation to my money and banking
How can I manage my money on a tight budget
What if I need to borrow money or access credit
What if I can’t afford to pay my utility bill(s)
What financial support might I be eligible for
What affordable health services can I access
What support can I get with transport
What financial assistance for housing is available to me
How can I afford to stay connected – phones and internet
What do I need to know about wills, powers of attorney and going guarantor
