This information is about people and services that can support people with intellectual disability.

It has information on

• Legal support

• Financial support

• Emergency food

There is a lot of information.

Some words can be hard to understand.

You can ask someone to read this information with you.

If you need legal help or a lawyer there are services that can help.

Legal help is when you need help with the law.

A lawyer is someone who knows about the laws and government rules in Australia.

Laws are a set of rules that everyone must follow.

The Justice Advocacy Service is a free advocacy service.

For more information about the Justice Advocacy Service go to https://idrs.org.au/jas/

Advocacy is having your voice heard so your rights and needs are met.

You can have needs in many areas of your life. 

Rights are rules about how everybody should be treated fairly.

A right is something everyone has.

The Justice Advocacy Service can

• Give you legal help

• Provide support if you have to go to court

The courts are where people decide if someone has broken the law.

The Justice Advocacy Service can help you to

• Know what to expect will happen next

For example if you have to go to court

• Fill in forms

For example forms for the police

• Get legal advice from a lawyer

Legal Aid NSW helps people with their legal issues.

Legal Aid NSW can provide legal advice and support at court.

You can

• Call 1300 888 529

• Go to  https://www.legalaid.nsw.gov.au/

For more services that offer legal support go to https://www.idmhconnect.health/people-contact-justice-system/ER

Financial support means support around money issues.

There are many services that can provide you with financial support.

If you need financial support you can

• Call the National Debt Helpline on 1800 007 007 from 9:30am to 4:30pm

For more information about the National Debt Helpline go to https://ndh.org.au/

Debt means that you owe money.

• Use Centrelinks Payment and Service Finder to get support near you

For more information go to

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• Call Mob Strong Debt Helpline on 1800 808 488 from 9:30am to 4:30pm if you are a First Nations person

First Nations peoples are the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.

For more information about First Nations peoples go to https://www.idmhconnect.health/
first-nations-peoples/ER

For more information about the Mob Strong Debt Helpline go to https://financialrights.org.au/mob-strong-debt-help/

There are groups that can help you get food if you cannot afford to buy it.

Some groups can give you food for free.

If you need food you can

• Call the Salvation Army on 13 72 58

• Call the St Vincent de Paul Society on 13 18 12

• Go to https://askizzy.org.au/

• Go to https://serviceproviders.dss.gov.au

There are some tricky words on this Easy Read page. 

For more information about these words go to

https://www.idmhconnect.health/word-list