Application for Financial Hardship

A copy of the following documentary evidence is required to assess your hardship application. Please include the following:

• A copy of all household bank accounts for the past three months
• Tax return statments and PAYG Summaries from the last two years
• Centrelink income statement no more than 30 days old (if applicable)
• Child Support Agency Statement no more than 6 months old (if applicable)

You may also include one or more of the following to further support your application:

• Statutory Declaration from someone familiar with your circumstance (eg. family doctor, accountant, bank officer, welfare officer, government agency)
• Medical certificates or other evidence demonstrating the circumstances that have resulted in financial hardship being experienced
• Evidence of loss of the main source(s) of income (eg. separation certificate)
• Documented evidence of having sought financial counselling
• Other documentation demonstrating that you are experiencing financial hardship

A copy of the last invoice received from council (not for rates)

Council reserves the ability to request further supporting information, at any time, if deemed necessary in order to assess your application.

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