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Program case study: Saver Plus

Saver Plus is a free financial education and matched savings program
developed by ANZ and the Brotherhood of St Laurence. It is delivered in
partnership with The Smith Family and Berry Street, with funding from
ANZ and Department of Social Services.

How Saver Plus works How Saver Plus helps With Edie’s love for swimming,
Johanna could use money she

received from ANZ to enrol her in
Saver Plus rewards regular saving Caring for a young child can
swimming lessons.
by participants and builds life- be demanding, especially

long money-saving habits. At the when taking on that role later
start of the program, participants in life. For Johanna*, raising her How you can help
set a savings goal and complete granddaughter Edie* posed as a VIEW member
financial education workshops to physical and mental challenges
learn about saving money. and added financial strain. Tell people in your circle or
Participants who save regularly for Johanna joined the Saver Plus community about Saver Plus and
10 months can receive up to program to prepare for Edie’s The Smith Family! If you have
$500 extra from ANZ in their bank start at school the following year. contacts working in schools or
account. The money can be spent MoneyMinded workshops, part of community organisations, or you
on education expenses such as Saver Plus, reminded her of know adult students, share this link
books, laptops, uniforms and money-saving skills she already with them: saverplus.org.au
extracurricular activities like sports knew. She also learnt new tips
or music. and tricks to help her save.
*not their real names
With life-long saving habits learnt
during the program, 87 percent of
participants continue to save for at
least 3 – 7 years after completing
the program.

“I love interacting with the children. games, depending on the age Club is sponsoring and fundraising
It’s certainly not an onerous and level of learning. We finish for – of course we don’t know
activity. The children can be a little with afternoon tea before they are which children we are involved
challenging but overall, it is a very collected by their caregivers. Each with, but being part of Learning
rewarding experience - hopefully week is a little different. Claire, the Club certainly makes it a much
for them, as well as me. facilitator, is amazing. She comes clearer picture.”
up with different activities to keep
“A class begins with an the children engaged. Visit thesmithfamily.com.au/
Acknowledgement to Country, get-involved/volunteer for more
usually followed by reading to “Learning Club has given me a information about volunteering
the younger ones or listening to different perspective of learning opportunities.
the older children. Then we do an with the children. It has introduced
activity which could be learning me to the type of children our VIEW
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