Get help with financial matters
Free, independent and confidential
FUSA provides free, confidential financial support to currently enrolled Flinders students through emergency financial assistance, grants and interest-free loans.
We can:
- Help you understand your financial situation
- Explain your rights
- Help with hardship applications
- Assist with budgeting
- Connect you with support services
- Help you understand and check your eligibility for government assistance
We can’t:
- Provide financial investment advice
- Recommend banks, financial or insurance products
- Complete tax returns (outside the Tax Help program)
- Provide legal advice (but we can refer you)
Tax Help (open now!)
Need help navigating the ATO and not sure where to start with lodging a tax return? Each year from 31 July to 31 October, FUSA provides free tax return lodgement assistance in association with the ATO’s Tax Help Program.
To book an appointment for Tax Help, please see here.
Emergency financial assistance
If you’re experiencing short-term financial hardship, we may be able to provide immediate assistance while you get back on your feet.
Support may include:
- Vouchers for essentials (supermarket, fuel, chemist)
- Food parcels
- MetroCards
- Referral to additional community support services
Interest-free loans
If you need short-term support to cover urgent costs, we offer interest-free loans of up to $500. The process is designed to be straightforward and focused on reducing stress. Repayments are arranged at a pace that works for you.
Referrals
We can connect you with specialist services including:
- Housing support
- Legal services
- Gambling support
- Family and relationship services
- Personal counselling
- Emergency relief in your local area
Flinders Housing Support Officer
Moving away from home to start university can feel daunting, but you do not have to do it alone.
No matter which campus you are studying at, Bedford Park, Sturt or Tonsley, the City Campus, Renmark or Mount Gambier, our Student Housing Service Officer, Kate Evans, is here to support you.
Please see here book an appointment with Kate.
