LISP Information Sheet

What is the Low Income Support Program

The Low Income Support Program (LISP) is funded by the Department of Familes & Communities (DFC) in South Australia. There are LISP programs throughout SA, but Lutheran Community Care specifically operates the program throughout the Adelaide, Port Adelaide Enfield, Prospect, Campbelltown & Tea Tree Gully Local Government Area regions in South Australia.

Lutheran Community Care's Low Income Support Program

Catchment: Adelaide, Port Adelaide Enfield, Prospect, Campbelltown & Tea Tree Gully Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Funding Source: State Government (Department of Families & Communities)

Contact Person: Leigh Goodenough

Aims of the program:

Direct Service Delivery:

Provision of financial counselling, referral, information and education (through training) to individuals and groups, to promote knowledge and skills for sound financial management.
Advocating on behalf of low income consumers to agencies providing essential services.

Community Development:

Work with community groups to facilitate sound networking and information sharing.
Work with the community to encourage projects that will benefit the local community.
Promote low income support services in the area and distribute information to low income consumers.

Target Groups:

Young unemployed and homeless people
Sole Parents
Families on low incomes
Disadvantaged young people living alone
Aboriginal people
People from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds

Current Projects Lutheran Community Care is operating under the Low Income Support Program:

Advocacy and support for community groups who provide preventative and material assistance to low income groups. Outsourcing of financial counselling to community groups in each Families SA region.
Financial counselling and advocacy of individual clients living on low incomes.
Development and support of innovative community projects that seek to meet the needs of more specific low income groups.
Networking closely with Emergency Relief outlets so that together we might provide the best possible level of service.
Coordination of Anti-Poverty Forums in regional areas.
Provision of a Low Income Support Program Newsletter and Homepage on the Internet, to assist agencies and individuals to network on low income issues.
Providing resources for individuals and groups to establish low income projects.
Provision of resource materials for community groups.