Financial journalist Ross Greenwood speaks to aid organisations, insurance specialists and financial advisors to help guide those whose homes and businesses have been affected by the bushfires through their recovery and rebuilding process from both a financial and emotional perspective. Ross will find out who your first call should be if you are ever affected by a natural disaster and what practical tips you can follow to try and speed up the recovery process for your effected home or business.

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Often there’s a lack of clarity about what to do and where to go to seek help in the event you’ve been affected by a natural disaster, like a bushfire. Host and financial journalist, Ross Greenwood, speaks to Captain Brad McIver from the Salvation Army about what practical steps you should take, in order to look after your immediate safety, wellbeing and finances, if your home has been affected by a natural disaster.

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After any natural disaster, it can be a challenge to understand what insurance companies will actually cover and how quickly your claim will be processed. Host and financial journalist, Ross Greenwood, speaks to Campbell Fuller from the Insurance Council of Australia about what steps to take to best assess your loss, what you can and can’t do before your home is assessed and how long it might take for you to rebuild your home again.

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Unfortunately, not everyone has insurance and after a natural disaster it’s not uncommon either for people to find that they are under-insured. In situations like this, it can be hard to know where to access advice, what you’ll be able to claim for and what help the government, banks and aid organisations will provide. Host and financial journalist Ross Greenwood speaks to the Director of Australian Programs, Noel Clement, and Chief Executive of the Wesley Mission, Rev Keith Garner, about where non-insured and under-insured homeowners can go to seek both financial and emotional assistance, and what they can do next time to ensure they are adequately insured.

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What do you do if you’ve lost a job as a result of a natural disaster like the recent bushfires? It could be that the business itself has closed or that there is no longer work available for you; so where do you turn to for support? Host and financial journalist Ross Greenwood speaks to the Assistant Secretary of the Australian Council of Trade Unions, Liam O’Brien, about where people can go for help if they have lost the ability to work, what their rights are regarding pay and leave, and who to contact for advice about having lost a job due to natural disaster.

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What can small and medium sized business owners do in the immediate aftermath of natural disaster if their premises or inventory has been affected? Host and financial journalist Ross Greenwood speaks to Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman, Kate Carnell, about their rights and obligations to their staff, accessing available grants and claiming for their losses.

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The road to recovery is not always straight forward, so where can you turn for financial guidance? Host and financial journalist Ross Greenwood speaks to the Director of Casework with the Financial Rights Legal Centre, Alex Kelly, about how you can start to access and manage your finances after you’ve been affected by a natural disaster, where you can get information on the grants that might be available to you and which organisations to turn to if you think you may have an insurance or finance related dispute.

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