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Section 72 hardship: preparing your request

A draft Australian guide to organising a hardship request when a credit contract becomes hard to pay after income, expense, or life changes.

What to prepare

A hardship request is easier to assess when it explains what changed, when it changed, and what help you are asking for. Keep the story simple: income dropped, expenses changed, illness happened, separation happened, or another event made the current repayments unaffordable.

Useful details

  • The account or contract number
  • The date the problem started
  • What you can afford in the short term
  • Any documents that show the change
  • The best way for the lender to contact you

Connect to action

Fairgo Resolve can turn these details into a structured hardship letter and keep the timeline available if you need to escalate later.

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Owner: Fairgo content team (draft) · Last reviewed 2026-04-29 · Draft content — legal review pending before production. Review due 2026-07-29.
Section 72 hardship request: draft guide | Fairgo