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Title

Bring Your Bills Days

Abstract

The Bring Your Bills Program is an advocacy process that brings appropriate community, government and dispute resolution agencies together at a central location for one day for the purpose of assisting low income disadvantaged customers deal with problems arising out of the provision of energy, water and telecommunications services.

Other services and problems, such as housing could be added depending on community need. The program seeks to encourage low income and disadvantaged consumers to bring their contracts, statements and bills to the event without the need to identify a legal problem or dispute. The agencies in attendance will listen to clients, review their documents and assess their need for assistance.

Follow the link to the YouTube video below to hear Cindy talk about how Bring Your Bills Day works.

CLC/Agency Footscray Community Legal Centre
URL http://www.footscrayclc.org.au/
Alternate URL http://youtu.be/GswIbfHpGfs
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Area of Law
  • Consumers
  • Debt and credit
  • Discrimination and human rights
  • Housing and land
  • Neighbours
Audience
  • Community organisation
  • Community workers
  • Consumers
  • Homeless people
  • Men
  • New Arrivals and/or Refugees
  • Older persons
  • Parents
  • People experiencing a mental illness
  • People from culturally or linguistically diverse backgrounds
  • People with a disability
  • Volunteers
  • Women
Jurisdiction
  • VIC
Method of Delivery
  • Public Event
  • Translation or work with interpreters
Project Type
  • Community Development
Project uploaded to CLEAR 22nd May 2012
Contact Person Cindy Farran
Contact Position Events Coordinator
Contact Email cindy@footscrayclc.org.au
Contact Phone (03) 9689 8444
Production/Delivery Date ongoing
Cost Free
Languages Turkish, Arabic, Dari, Persian
Sponsor / Partner Agencies

Uniting Care

Review Date 22nd May 2013