Welfare agencies are bracing themselves for an influx of people wanting help with their budgets, in the wake of the water price hike

The average water bill will bubble up by over 40-percent in July, and its likely to be repeated next year

ROSS WOMMERSLEY from SACOSS says when people seek budgetary advice they'll be in a long queue for a counsellor, because the state government has also cut its budget there

'This comes at the very same time the State Government is implementing a cut of 45 of its counsellors so we're talking with them about this being inappropriate"