To access our Community Funded Sessions, you will need to meet ONE of the following criteria:
A) Low total household income OR
B) Exceptional circumstances make it difficult for you to fund psychological therapy or assessment
LOW TOTAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME
We use the Centrelink income test numbers to inform what is a low total household income. If your income is at or below the following then you may be eligible for our community funded sessions:
2 children |
$117,000 |
3 children |
$140,000 |
3 children |
$157,000 |
5 + children |
$174,000 |
NO children - single |
$33,696 |
NO children - partnered |
$67,000 |
EXCEPTIONAL CIRCUMSTANCES
We know that there are times when you may have a higher household income and therefore not eligible to use the low income criteria to access our community funded sessions, but there may be exceptional circumstances still preventing you from accessing this support because you are unable to afford it. These circumstances might be things like:
- Sudden and unexpected change in circumstances
- Death of a family member
- Family violence
- ATSI
- Transgender
- Mutiple children attending therapy/treatment
- Any other situation that you feel may be impacting your ability to fund ongoing psychological support