Welfare Rights & Advocacy Service WA

17/10/2026

A debt can be overwhelming, especially when you are already struggling. By successfully arguing special circumstances, we helped ease the burden and support financial stability.

15/10/2026

Last week our Semester 2 Intern through the The McCusker Centre for Citizenship at UWA finished her 100 hour placement at WRAS. Priya has shared her thoughts on her time with us below.

Thank you for your time and dedication this Semester Priya, it has been a pleasure to host you.

This concludes our McCusker internship placements this year. We are very grateful for the collaboration with The McCusker Centre for Citizenship at UWA and look forward to continuing our working relationship in the new year.

A Big thank you again to both Emma (Semester 1) and Priya (Semester 2) for your time towards our work and clients.

15/10/2026

Navigating complex social security rules can be the difference between hardship and stability. By helping him secure earlier access to Carer Payment, we are supporting financial wellbeing and advancing the goals of Anti-Poverty Week.

13/10/2026

Being able to update your relationship status accurately can increase your Disability Support Pension, helping to reduce financial stress and hardship. During Anti-Poverty week, it’s a reminder that access to the right support can make a real difference in tackling poverty.

11/10/2026

Today marks the beginning of Anti-Poverty Week in Australia. It is an important time to increase our understanding of the causes of poverty and to take collective action to eradicate poverty in Australia and globally. We all have the power to facilitate change and make things fairer.
At WRAS we know that one way to reduce the number of people living in poverty is to increase the rate of income support payments .
You can support this campaign, get involved with the End Child Poverty Campaign at and sign the petition for a Fair Housing Future at https://everybodyshome.com.au/take-action/fairhousingfuture/
For more information on Anti-Poverty Week or for ways you can help fight poverty, please see https://antipovertyweek.org.au/who-we-are/

15/09/2026

11/09/2026

Our solicitors, Taylah and Jacob, are heading to Northam on Wednesday 30 September 2026.

If you have any questions about Centrelink problems, please come down and have a chat with us.

If you live in Northam and can't make it, you can still reach us by phone 08 9328 1751 and [email protected] for assistance with your Centrelink problems.

04/09/2026

Our colleagues from Welfare Rights & Advocacy Service WA are heading our way next week and will be running drop in Legal Advice Clinics in Albany and Katanning.

See the details below if you or someone you know needs some help with Centrelink related issues.

01/09/2026

Have you heard about ASSIST, Australia's new national social security helpline for community workers?

If you're a community worker supporting someone with a social security issue, ASSIST provides social security information, support and triage to help you navigate payment eligibility, applications, reviews, appeals, debts and other social security matters.

Please note that if you have the person being assisted with you or consider that you or they need legal advice, we are still available to advise you via our normal contact methods.

If you or your organisation have any questions about how or when to utilise the ASSIST helpline – feel free to call us to have a chat.

1800 379 604

Monday to Friday, 10am to 4pm

Learn more at www.assisthelpline.org.au

14/08/2026

As a small memento of the work Chris undertook over her time at WRAS we have brought a creation of hers from 2004 to life to share via social media.

Presenting: Kanga !

Kanga was created by Chris as a part of community legal education outreach materials as a little bit of fun and to let people know that there was free legal help available for people with Centrelink issues - we hope you enjoy it too! 😀

Economic Justice Australia