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No Interest Loan Scheme (NILs)

No Interest Loan Scheme (NILs)

We offer safe, completely interest-free and charge-free loans of up to $5000 to individuals and families across NSW.

The NILs Team can be contacted on or by completing the form below. Vinnies is aware of a number of social media pages created that have been impersonating Vinnies and the NILS program. We are doing everything possible to remove these pages and keep our community safe.

What is NILs?

NILs offers small, interest-free loans of up to $5000 for low income families and individuals across NSW.

How does it work?

NILs is for individuals and families on low incomes. We give you access to safe, fair, and affordable lending, so you can access the essential goods or services you need.

You can borrow up to $5000. Loans are generally repaid over a 12-month period (longer periods can be accessed if needed), and you’ll only have to repay what you’ve borrowed – no extras.

It is worth considering a NILs loan first before seeking other expensive options for credit like a payday loan or rent to buy.

Enquire now to find out if a NILs loan is the right option for you.

Do I qualify for a loan?

To be eligible for help through NILs, you must:

Have a Health Care Card or Pension Card, OR earn less than $70,000 per year before tax ($100,000 for couples or people with dependents)

Have lived at your current address for more than three months or previous address for more than six months. 

be able and willing to repay the loan

What can I purchase?

NILs loans can be used for essential goods and services. These may include:

What can't I purchase?

NILs loans can’t be used for the following:
We reserve the right to determine your suitability on a case-by-case basis.

How do I apply?

Contact our Vinnies No Interest Loan team through the form below 

We will explain the application process to you and ask for some documents to show you are eligible for a loan.

Please note that loans cannot be used for the following: Food, utility bills, cash advances, fines or penalties, debt repayment/consolidation, vehicle purchase, second-hand electrical goods or baby furniture, lay-by, airfares, clothing (except uniforms) or the bundling of many small goods (e.g. kettles, toasters, blenders and sandwich press etc.).

Please provide the following details and our No Interest Loan Scheme (NILS) team will be in touch with you

Testimonials from NILs recipients

“I just wanted to say thank you so much for helping me. You don’t realise how much something as simple as running hot water can make your life just that little bit better. Certainly beats heating it up over a fire in a pot. Seriously though, you were amazing. You have got no idea how much I appreciate it. It is a very hard time for us right now but you have helped to make it easier. So again, thank you so much.’”
“I am grateful to you for your kindness that you displayed by accepting my application for a loan. I was in incredible need for cash as I needed to register my car before getting fined. I am extremely grateful for NILs because the speed that has been shown in processing my application is commendable.”
– RB
– NN

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We acknowledge the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, the Traditional Custodians of this land, with deep respect. May the Elders, past and present, be blessed and honoured. May we join together and build a future based on compassion, justice, hope, faith and reconciliation.

St Vincent de Paul Society NSW ABN: 91 161 127 340