For financial mentors
Good Shepherd NZ works alongside Financial Mentors to provide a range of services and tools for our mutual clients. This helps us both make the biggest impact possible for people and families.
Good Shepherd NZ services and tools can help make a difference for clients of Financial Mentors, in your ‘financial plans of action’. But our services need to be the right fit, at the right time, for a client.
Financial Mentors provide valuable support to clients who, for example, may not be in a stable enough financial position to take on a loan to buy essential items or help manage high-cost debt. Stabilising that financial situation so that a loan, or any of our other services, makes sense for a client enables Good Shepherd NZ to then be a part of helping move their family forward financially.
We have prioritised pathways used under certain conditions when a Financial Mentor refers clients to Good Shepherd. This helps us both get great outcomes as fast as possible.
You can request training on how to get the most out of our services any time.
Our services and tools
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Good Loans are no-interest and fee-free to help people on low or limited incomes pay for essential items and manage or avoid high-cost debt.
Loans can be used for:
- buying or repairing cars
- buying or repairing other essential ites, eg fridge or computer
- accessing essential services, eg dental treatments
- debt consolidation.
Loans are available for up to:
- $7,000 to buy an essential item
- $15,000 to consolidate high interest debt.
Good Now, Good Later loans are short-term interest and fee-free loans up to $500 for people who need a hand with immediate, essential costs.
Good Now, Good Later is a tool offered through financial mentors and designed as a safer alternative to commercial buy-now-pay-later options for people with limited incomes.
Good Now Good Later loans are:
- only available on recommendation of a financial mentor
- repayable over 16 weeks – minimum repayment $10/week
- simple application form and limited documentation required.
Economic abuse is a form of family violence where someone restricts access to, controls or exploits another person’s financial resources. The economic impact of family violence can continue long after the end of a relationship. We provide specialist support to address and recover from economic harm related to family violence.
Our phone-based nationwide service helps people:
- address unjust financial situations and reduce unreasonable debt
- access entitlements and financial wellbeing tools like no-interest loans
- strengthen financial capability and confidence.