Our factsheets cover the following topics:
- Dealing with debts:
- Provides information for people who are having trouble paying their debts.
- Help with bills:
- Provides options to help you pay your utility bills.
- What happens to debts after death:
- Explains what happens to debt once a person passes away. We explain the difference between a secured and unsecured debt.
- Getting your affairs in order:
- Explains what a will is and how one can be prepared.
- Your role as executor:
- Explains what an executor is and what the responsibilities are.
- Employment and Cancer:
- Provides information on the options available to you at work when diagnosed with cancer or retuning to work after cancer treatment.
- Superannuation and Cancer:
- Explains how you can access your superannuation early and provides information on super-related insurance.
- New insurance policies:
- Discusses how you can apply for insurance with a cancer diagnosis.
- Patient transport.
- Explains the Victorian Public Transport Assistance Scheme (VPTAS), eligibility criteria and how you can access this.
- Travel Insurance and Cancer:
- Discusses how you can apply for travel insurance when diagnosed with cancer.
- Immigration and cancer:
- Answers questions you may have about immigration law and visas.
View the entire range of practical factsheets, and financial assistance programs.
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