UTS Financial Inclusion Action Plan

Recognising the impact of rising living costs on students, we are implementing the UTS Financial Inclusion Action Plan (FIAP) to guide financial inclusion activities across the university.

A FIAP is an organisational commitment to implement actions that improve the financial wellbeing of stakeholders through a national framework, led by Good Shepherd Australia New Zealand on behalf of the Australian Government. Through the plan, UTS will endeavour to enhance the financial wellbeing of our student community, remove financial barriers for students, and achieve greater overall social impact.

We will use this first 12-month commitment to deepen our understanding of financial inclusion, resilience and wellbeing, as well as open opportunities to collaborate with, and learn from, leaders across diverse sectors. 

We will also implement tangible strategies to support student financial wellbeing across four identified action areas: 

Products and services 

Providing access to low and no-cost programs and services that provide financial assistance, hardship support, and support student success. 

Financial capability 

Enhancing the financial literacy and capabilities of our current and future university community. 

Understanding of financial vulnerability 

Learning how we can best support students facing financial vulnerability and improve our response. 

Economic security 

Removing barriers and developing student capacity to gain meaningful employment.

Read the UTS Financial Inclusion Action Plan

For further information on the plan and how it's being implemented, please email equity@uts.edu.au.

Acknowledgement of Country

UTS acknowledges the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation, the Boorooberongal people of the Dharug Nation, the Bidiagal people and the Gamaygal people, upon whose ancestral lands our university stands. We would also like to pay respect to the Elders both past and present, acknowledging them as the traditional custodians of knowledge for these lands.