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Not enough Budget for women: Industry

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAR 2022
... avoiding unintentionally facilitating abusive behaviour and also aligns with the government's commitment to end family violence," Scheerlinck said.

Budget aims to please women

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAR 2022
... national counselling services to support victim-survivors of domestic violence, including children impacted by family violence. Part of that money will also go to behaviour change services for individuals who have perpetrated or are at risk of perpetrating ...

More work needed to end financial abuse

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 17 JAN 2022
... careers, taking no breaks as well as assuming they are homeowners," Scheerlinck said. "In reality, women experiencing family violence are often prevented from working and therefore do not receive any super, so the impact of this on their retirement must ...

Significant drop in charitable giving

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 9 JUL 2021
... has impacted her organisation. "The decrease in giving has been tough for those we assist who are affected by family violence. Typically, we have relied on philanthropic donations to ensure people are safe - without these transferable funds, many families ...

Industry fund pushes for simpler super splitting

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 DEC 2019
... system. "Making access to superannuation splitting easier will mean a lesser financial and emotional burden on family violence survivors and less industry and court time wasted trying to process a superannuation split. It's a win-win for all involved ...

NAB launches team for vulnerable customers

KRISTI CHENG  |  TUESDAY, 17 SEP 2019
... Support Hub, its aim is to help detect the early stages of financial hardship, such as scam, fraud, domestic and family violence, elder abuse, low financial literacy and gambling addiction, NAB said. "We want to be there for our customers no matter their ...

New terms for early super access receives mixed reaction

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 NOV 2018
... introduced by the Federal Government. Overall the package has been met with mixed reactions. Victims of domestic and family violence will be able to withdraw up to $10,000 of their superannuation over a 24 month period to meet unexpected costs. Currently ...

Government allows domestic violence victims early super access

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 20 NOV 2018
... financial difficulties many victims of domestic violence face, given financial violence typically accompanies family violence. HESTA chief executive Debby Blakey said the fund had advocated extensively for the change, pointing out at least one woman ...

Financial abuse: A hidden epidemic

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 6 AUG 2018
Commonwealth Bank is extending its domestic and family violence support program due to customer need, with its helpline receiving about 90,000 calls in the first month. Initially launched as a 12-month pilot in November 2017, the CBA Domestic and Family ...

Westpac extends domestic violence support services for staff

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 NOV 2017
Westpac Group staff impacted by domestic and family violence will be provided with free financial planning following the introduction of a business-wide pledge to make all employees feel safe and supported at work. Employees impacted by domestic and ...

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