Financial Wellbeing and Capability Activity – Successful Grant Recipients

The Australian Government has announced new grants for 5 programs under the Financial Wellbeing and Capability (FWC) Activity, with long term agreements being offered for:

• Emergency Relief
• Food Relief (and Material Aid)
• Commonwealth Financial Counselling and Financial Capability
• Financial Counselling for Gambling.

Additionally, two-year grants have been offered for the Financial Wellbeing Hubs program to provide an opportunity to explore further reforms to promote connectivity for clients. 

New FWC grants from 2025-26, totalling around $150 million a year, will provide supports for clients from pre-crisis, early intervention, to financial response, recovery and resilience.