Financial and legal planning factsheet
No one knows what the future holds but by planning ahead you can ensure that your affairs and the welfare of your family are taken care of in advance.
MS can bring unexpected financial costs, create work-life challenges and impact financial wellbeing. These impacts can be for the person with MS and for those providing support. These resources may help you better understand the financial, legal and work impacts, help deal with the current challenges or plan for the future.
No one knows what the future holds but by planning ahead you can ensure that your affairs and the welfare of your family are taken care of in advance.
An MS diagnosis or a sudden worsening of symptoms can be stressful both emotionally and financially, especially when we don’t know what options are available.
With the current high cost of living, many households are impacted, and their budgets are tightening. Australia is currently one of the most expensive places to live in the world, ranked 9 out of 69 other countries, and it’s often low-income earners who will feel the financial strain the most.