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Care's Holiday Shutdown Dates 2024
Care's Office will be closed from 12 PM on Tuesday 24 December, and opens again 9 AM on Thursday, 2 January.
Community Loans
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Last applications will be accepted until 4th December 2024 (We will accept urgent ones up until the 13th December)
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Reopening on 6th January 2025
Rent Relief
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Last payment run for 2024 will be Thursday 19th December
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First payment run for 2025 will be Thursday 9th January
Access to Electric
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Last applications will be accepted 13th December
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Reopening on 6th January 2025
The NDH helpline (1800 007 007) will close 24 December 4.30pm and reopen 2 January 9.30am.
Telephone information and support will be available.
If required we will refer you to a local service for an appointment. You may be added to a waitlist, and allocated to a counsellor when available.
CHAT (via NDH website) will close 20 December at 8pm and reopen 6 January 9am
Community Law
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Closes Tuesday 24th December 2024
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Reopening Tuesday 2nd January 2025
Community Law Friday Clinic
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Last clinic on Friday 20th December 2024
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Reopening Friday 3rd January 2025
Community Law Wednesday Clinic
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Last clinic on Wednesday 4th December 2024
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Reopening Wednesday 5th February 2025 - There will be NO Wednesday clinic available during January 2025
DBIS
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Closes Tuesday 24th December 2024
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Reopening Thursday 2nd January 2025
Media
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COTA Autumn Newsletter (page 4) - 'Time for an Energy Tune-Up' - 2023
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Canberra Weekly - 'Home Energy Tune-Up for vulnerable Canberrans' - November 21, 2022
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ABC News - 'Beware the buy now, pay later 'debt spiral'. - December 6, 2021
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CityNews - Lots of Care when the going gets tough - September 29, 2021