News & media
Poker machine card will become a useful budgeting tool
The introduction of a universal pre-commitment card will be a useful budgeting tool for all Tasmanians who use poker machines. Anglicare Tasmania supports the Tasmanian Government’s commitment to introducing the card by December 2024 and we are looking forward to hearing more detail about how it will work. Read more
Take back control this Christmas
Christmas can be a particularly challenging time for Tasmanians on low and fixed incomes. Planning and budgeting are essential in this current cost-of-living crisis. Read more
Australians on lower incomes face higher living costs, says Anglicare Australia
Anglicare Australia released a new report, The Poverty Premium, today. It shows that Australians on low incomes face higher living costs. Read more
BetStop program introduced
BetStop – a national self-exclusion register for people who want to be blocked from some types of gambling – started operating on 21 August. So how does it work? Read more
Counselling Tasmanians about their finances for 40 years
It’s been 40 years since Anglicare set up its Debt Help budgeting service with just one part-time employee. Research done at the time pointed to it as a practical way of supporting Tasmanians in need - and today it's more important than ever. Read more
Are you concerned about your winter power bill?
Anglicare's financial counsellors can help if you are concerned about the electricity price rise announced today. Read more
Lending needs to be safe and suitable to prevent harm
Anglicare Tasmania supports the call from consumer groups and financial counsellors for greater protections for people taking out small Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) loans. Read more
