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Below is a list of everyday necessities services, including secondhand clothing shops, emergency relief, soup kitchens, safe computer and Wi-Fi access, and government support. If you cannot find local everyday necessities services for your area, you can find a list of state and national everyday necessities services at the bottom of this page.
This program assists persons who are at risk of becoming homeless or who are homeless and offers:
This service covers the Wheatbelt.
Services staff can help you with:
Services you can access using self-service terminals:
This program assists persons in crisis. The program offers:
This service covers the Wheatbelt.
The Salvation Army Thrift Shop holds a collection of quality second-hand clothing and household items.
The Salvation Army can provide emergency relief and short-term financial assitance in the form of food parcels and vouchers.
The #Pinkbox Dignity Vending Machine is a vending machine that dispenses FREE packs of six tampons and two pads to those in need. Share the Dignity supply the period products in the vending machine, install the machine and keep it supplied with free products
The Lodge is designed to provide safe secure accommodation to Homeless men from age 18+. Men accommodated in the Lodge can expect to receive assistance with a range of services including:
Referrals from DCP, other agencies and self referrals accepted.
This program offers assistance to families who are the recipients of a current health care card who are in crisis with:
This service covers the Wheatbelt.
This service is designed to assist those that are threatened with losing their homes due to financial difficulties, those who are homeless and need support to obtain and maintain long term housing and those who are finding it challenging to remain in one home for any extended amount of time.
This service covers the Wheatbelt.
This program offers assistance to families who have experienced the loss of a loved one through suicide:
This service covers the Wheatbelt.
Support through payments and services while you are looking for work or doing approved studies to help you find and keep a job.
To get this you must:
The Safe Connections program provides tech-abuse advice to women who are experiencing technology-facilitated abuse as well as being able to provide women (and children) affected by domestic, family or sexual violence with a free Safe Connections phones and top-up credit (eligible clients can top-up 3 times in the financial year).
They also provide tech-abuse advice where they can organise appointments with one of our tech experts.
WAConnect is an online directory where users can search for food relief, financial counsellors and emergency accomodation among other services.
No Interest Loans (NILS) provide individuals and families on low incomes with access to safe, fair and affordable credit.
Loans are available for essential goods and services such as fridges, washing machines, car repairs and medical procedures for up to $1,500. Repayments are set at an affordable amount over 12 to 18 months.
Eligibility:
StepUp is a low interest loan for people on low incomes who have difficulty accessing credit from a bank. You can borrow from $800 – $3,000 with up to three years to pay it back. There are no fees. Loans can be used for items such as:
*Loans cannot be used for cash, debt consolidation, holidays or bills