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Student Wellbeing

Georgie Hunter and Christina Doyle

Accessing  Centrelink

Accessing Centrelink can be difficult, below are a couple of links that will help.

 

The first link is to information about Youth Allowance for students:

 

https://www.servicesaustralia.gov.au/individuals/services/centrelink/youth-allowance-students-and-australian-apprentices

 

The link below is to information for those who have been affected by Covid-19:

 

https://www.servicesaustralia.gov.au/individuals/subjects/affected-coronavirus-covid-19

 

Centrelink can be very difficult for people to navigate particularly if English is not your first language.  Students who would like to access the Centrelink interpreter service can call 131 202 and will need to state their preferred language twice. They will then be transferred to an interpreter who will assist them with their inquiry. This service can also provide students with their CRN (customer reference number) over the phone which will enable them to apply for payments.

 

This  service is available from 8:00 am to 4:30 pm, Monday to Friday.

 

Due to high demand it is also available on weekends from 9:30 am to 3:30 pm.

Food Assistance

In this stressful time there are a number of ways to access food assistance if you're experiencing financial difficulty.

 

You can request a food hamper from the Food Bank by calling the COVID19 assistance line on 1800 675 398 and selecting option 3 when prompted. The Food Bank are able to organise delivery of a hamper directly to your door if you're socially isolated, in urgent need, and have no support network. Hampers are normally delivered within 24-48 hours.

 

The Student Wellbeing team can also be contacted if you need more urgent food assistance or to talk about other support options.

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