West Australians are making more calls per capita to the National Debt Helpline than residents in any other state, as the legacy of a mining construction and housing downturn continues to bite.
Key points:
- The WA branch of the helpline received on average 7080 calls per day last month
- 30 per cent of calls were related to utility debt and disconnection
- Almost one third of WA calls went unanswered from OctoberDecember last year
In the three months to December, more than 9,000 calls were made to the financial advice helpline in WA, making up 21 per cent of the national total.
That figure represents a…
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