Queenslanders are tough. But circumstances have been a lot tougher lately.
The Financial Wellbeing and Recovery Program (FW&R) can help you build a bright financial future.
Specifically for Queenslanders who were negatively impacted by rainfall and flooding associated with the Central, Southern and Western Queensland in 2021-2022 including: ex-tropical cyclone Seth, SEQ Rainfall, SEQ flooding and Southern Queensland events.
FW&R is a tailored program to suit your needs. Good Shepherd now offers a local service committed to providing support to individuals and families to engage with and improve their financial wellbeing and resilience.
Our Financial Wellbeing and Recovery workers are available to you across 20 locations.
This is a joint initiative between Good Shepherd and the Queensland Government.
This program is here to help people affected by the 2021-2022 flooding event in Queensland:
You are eligible if you
were negatively Impacted by rainfall and flooding associated with the Central, Southern and Western Queensland in 2021-2022 including: ex-tropical cyclone Seth, SEQ Rainfall, SEQ flooding and Southern Queensland events
live in one of the eligible Local Government Areas listed below, and
want to discuss your financial wellbeing
have experienced financial hardship before, or feel you are currently at risk
are concerned about your situation
What you get from accessing the free program
1
Understand your finance, supporting you to:
- Budget and prioritise expenses
- Identify financial risk
- Negotiate with creditors
- Know where to go for help.
2
Be more financially secure by accessing:
- Financial services and support
- Financial literacy and skills development
- Affordable housing and health.
3
Better manage money through helping you:
- Proactively manage and understand debt
- Establish savings
- Not borrow for daily expenses
4
Develop strategies to gain financial freedom:
- Absorb financial shocks
- Meet your financial goals
- Make choices that enable you to enjoy life.
Our Financial Wellbeing and Recovery workers are available to you across 21 local government areas
Balonne Shire
Gympie Regional
Moreton Bay Regional
Somerset Regional
Brisbane City: South
Goondiwindi Regional
Noosa Shire
Southern Downs Regional
Brisbane City: North
Ipswich City
North Burnett Regional (Monto/Mundubbera/ Eidsvold/Gaynda)
Sunshine Coast Regional
Fraser Coast Regional
Lockyer Valley Regional
Redland City
Toowoomba Regional
Gladstone Regional
Logan City
Scenic Rim Regional
Western Downs Regional
