Cancer and Your Finances
Useful organisations
Financial help
Cancer Council – Your local Cancer Council may be able to provide financial counselling or connect you with a financial planner.
Phone: 13 11 20
Financial Information Service (FIS) – Free, confidential service from Services Australia.
Phone: 132 300
Financial Advice Association of Australia (FPA) – Information about financial planning and help to find a financial planner.
Phone: 1300 337 301
Financial Rights Legal Centre – Information about a variety of topics related to financial services.
Insurance Law Service (ILS) – An insurance help line for consumers.
Phone: 1300 663 464
Mob Strong Debt Help – Advice service about money issues for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
Phone: 1800 808 488
Moneysmart – Financial and budgeting tips. Includes the Financial Advisers Register.
National Debt Helpline – Help with debt problems and assistance finding a financial counsellor.
Phone: 1800 007 007
Bankruptcy
Australian Financial Security Authority (AFSA) – Information about bankruptcy and personal insolvency agreements.
Phone: 1300 364 785
Dispute resolution
Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA) – National dispute resolution scheme for all financial services complaints.
Phone: 1800 931 678
Telecommunications Industry Ombudsman (TIO) – National complaints resolution scheme for phone and internet services.
Phone: 1800 062 058
Government benefits
Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) – Help with the cost of prescription medicines.
Phone: 1800 020 613
Services Australia – Includes Centrelink and Medicare; financial support for people in need.
Legal advice
Cancer Council – Your local Cancer Council may be able to connect you with a lawyer.
Phone: 13 11 20
Community Legal Centres Australia – Provides links to local community legal centres across Australia.
Taxation
Australian Taxation Office – Tax and superannuation information.
Phone: 13 28 65 (individuals)
Phone: 13 72 26 (businesses)
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This information was last reviewed October 2024 by the following panel: HWL Ebsworth Lawyers, Sydney, NSW; Viridian Advisory, Melbourne, VIC; Leigh Aitken, Consumer; Mary Bairstow, Senior Social Worker, Cancer Centre, Fiona Stanley Hospital, WA; Lynette Brailey, Team Leader Financial Counselling, Cancer Council NSW; Corinne Jones and Siew Tan, Financial Counsellors, Cancer Council VIC; Penny Jacomos, Social Worker, Asbestos Diseases Society of South Australia, SA; Dr Deme Karikios, Head of Department – Medical Oncology, Nepean Cancer and Wellness Centre, Nepean Hospital, NSW; Valerie Parsons, 13 11 20 Consultant, Cancer Council SA; Viridian Financial Group, Melbourne, VIC.