Message from our CEO
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6 months ago, we asked you to stand with us as we faced a funding crisis. You rallied and provided messages, donations, signatures and support to raise our profile and underscore just how vital Welfare Rights Centre is to the community. Thank you!
With your help, we highlighted the essential role we play in supporting vulnerable Australians. We were visible, we were noticed. We believed we had a backer.
Since then we've been planning our future with an understanding that we would receive Commonwealth Government funding to establish a Community Worker Hotline. In disappointing news, we have recently been informed that no additional funding will be provided this financial year.
Now again, we are at a critical turning point. This terrible funding news puts us at risk of reducing essential services, laying off staff, and losing capacity to help those in crisis - from women escaping violence to Aboriginal people facing homelessness and individuals denied the payments they urgently need.
The Robodebt Royal Commission underscored the importance of services like ours in holding Centrelink accountable. Now, just over a year later, the funding needed to act on the Commission’s recommendations remains uncertain. We continue to raise these concerns with the Federal Attorney-General. We also ask for his support for Economic Justice Australia's request for a $5 million funding stream for CLCs that specialise in social security law as part of the new National Access to Justice Partnership.
In the meantime, we urgently need your help. Please consider making a donation to help us bridge this gap. | 
