33. Financial Hardship - What it's like living with debt you can't repay

<p>Evegnia Bourova is a Research Fellow at the University of Melbourne, Melbourne Law School. This research comes from the <a href="https://law.unimelb.edu.au/centres/ccl/research/major-research-projects/financial-hardship-project" target="_blank">Financial Hardship Project. </a></p><p>Read the full<a href="https://theconversation.com/what-1-100-australians-told-us-about-the-experience-of-living-with-debt-they-cant-repay-105296"> article</a> on the conversation.</p><p>*CORRECTION: Blaize mentions that the research was conducted in 2019. This is incorrect, the surey was carried out in 2015 and published late 2018.</p><p>If you are struggling with debt check out the following:</p><ul><li><a href="https://ndh.org.au/" target="_blank">National Debt Helpline</a>: they offer financial counselling services and also have a COVID19 financial survival guide with information on accessing emergency financial assistance and government assistance, and making repayment arrangements with utility companies and others. </li><li><a href="https://financialrights.org.au/" target="_blank">Financial Rights Legal Centre</a>: they are a community legal centre specialising in financial services.</li><li><a href="https://www.wire.org.au/" target="_blank">WIRE Women's Information</a>: they are a generalist information, support and referral service for women, non-binary and gender-diverse people. They specialise across areas such as financial guidance and referrals for people dealing with family violence, including financial abuse. </li></ul><p>Sources:</p><p><a href="https://anglicare-ras.com/" target="_blank">Anglicare rental affordability snapshot.</a></p><p>Have you got a question or an idea of a topic for us to cover? Get in touch via our instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/getwemoney/" target="_blank">@getwemoney</a> . We love hearing from you!<br />If you enjoy the show, we'd love if you could <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/we-talk-cents/id1534511266" target="_blank">write a review on Apple podcasts</a> to hel