Figure 14: Reason for Seeking Emergency Relief in the last 12 months
Difficulty paying housing costs
Debt repayments
Interruption to Centrelink payment
2010
Cost of travel/transport
2014
Medical costs
Family Violence
Loss & Grief
Alcohol and drug costs
Gambling losses
0%
10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60%
Of those respondents who had a member of their household who had sought emergency relief or welfare assistance in the
previous 12 months, by far the most common type of assistance sought in 2014 was financial, food or material support (80.2%).
Table 41: Type of Relief or assistance Sought in the last 12 months
Proportion of Survey
Respondents
No.
2014
2010
Financial, food or material or support
154
80.2%
71.2%
Financial and/or debt counselling
16
8.3%
3.5%
Housing support and/or advice
12
6.2%
6.5%
Emotional support and/or counselling
10
5.2%
3.8%
Total
192
100%
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