The UNE Student Food Assistance Program (formerly Food Pantry) provides UNE students with a free gift voucher to either Coles or Woolworths to assist in purchasing groceries, pantry staples, and hygiene products. It is funded by the Student Services and Amenities Fee (SSAF) and managed by the Advocacy & Welfare team. UNE Students Australia-wide can apply for the Food Assistance program if in need and/or suffering financial hardship.
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For everything, you need to know about the Food Pantry, see our answers to these Frequently Asked Questions.
The UNE Student Food Assistance Program is a source of free food gift vouchers available to all UNE students.
It is wholly funded by the Student Services and Amenities Fee (SSAF). The aim of the Food Assistance Program is to ensure the welfare of UNE students at times when their financial circumstances might see them going without one of life’s basic necessities.
The Food Assistance Program is available to full time coursework-based students who are in financial distress.
This includes:
Please contact our Welfare Advocate at advocacy@une.edu.au to discuss your situation.
Once a student has been approved they can request assistance as often as required.
Please contact our Welfare Advocate at advocacy@une.edu.au to discuss your situation.
Yes. This program is available to all students. We are happy to send you vouchers. We’ll just need your student number and to approve your request.
Please contact our Welfare Advocate at advocacy@une.edu.au to discuss your situation.
The Student Services and Amenities Fee (SSAF) is used to pay for many student-focused projects throughout UNE, as provided for under Australian Government legislation.
The Student Food Assistance Porgram is one of those projects. You can see the full allocation of 2019 SSAF funding here.
Whilst Advocacy & Welfare has SSAF funds provided for the Food Assistance Porgram, we are not in charge of what the SSAF money gets used for.
Many SSAF funded projects are accessible by online students, in recognition of the fact that online students do pay SSAF. These include Studiosity, Careers, and extended Library hours, among many others viewable on the webpage above. The entire existence of our office – Advocacy & Welfare – is supported by SSAF. The work that we do in supporting UNE students and advocating on their behalf is available to all students.
Find out more about what we do here.