Financial Wellbeing Counselling Service

949 Ms STINSON (Badcoe) (19 June 2019). What has the $1 million allocated to replace the Financial Wellbeing Counselling Service been spent on, or what is it allocated to be spent on? Please provide a breakdown with the spending item and the dollar figure per item.

The Hon. R. SANDERSON (Adelaide—Minister for Child Protection): I have been advised:

Of the $1 million redirected from the Financial Wellbeing Program for 2019-20:

$700,000 has been directly invested in the State-wide Financial Counselling Program, giving the Department for Child Protection the option to refer clients to an extensive network of financial counsellors across the state

$243,000 has been invested in Relationships Australia South Australia's existing post care support services, including counselling, case management, mentoring, support and referral

$57,000 has been invested with CREATE Foundation Limited, securing a premium licence for the CREATE Your Future Program.