The Latest Breaking News from Youpla

The elders fearing death – and generational debt – after Youpla funeral fund collapse

In the postcodes worst hit by the collapse of the funeral insurer, older Aboriginal people are ‘torn apart’ by the thought they have no way to pay for a funeral they thought they had already paid for

The Guardian - AU · Jul 13, 2022

New data shows disadvantaged towns paid high price for failed funeral insurer Youpla

New data shows that when funeral insurance company Youpla went into liquidation in March, some of Australia's most disadvantaged towns paid the heaviest price.

ABC News · Jul 13, 2022

Youpla funeral fund collapse leaves 31 Aboriginal families struggling to pay for burials

Exclusive: Community support groups call for accountability and justice, saying at least one family is collecting cans to help pay for a funeral

The Guardian - AU · Jun 23, 2022

Youpla funeral fund collapse: minister seeks advice on compensating victims

Stephen Jones says he needs to know scale of problem before committing to redress scheme

The Guardian - AU · Jun 8, 2022

Consumer groups urge ASIC to mount full investigation into collapsed funeral fund Youpla

Letter from Save Sorry Business coalition also asks that regulator continue misleading and deceptive conduct case against company in federal court

The Guardian - AU · May 31, 2022

Youpla: how Aboriginal funeral fund evaded regulators despite 30 years of complaints

State and federal authorities raised concerns periodically, but fund continued to target vulnerable people until its final collapse in March

The Guardian - AU · May 26, 2022

The inside story of the Aboriginal Community Benefit Fund collapse and the missing millions

For decades, First Nations people made contributions to the Aboriginal Funeral Benefit Fund. Now it's collapsed, thousands are asking: How was it allowed to trade for so long?

ABC News · May 25, 2022

Linda Burney says investigating Youpla funeral fund will be ‘top of my agenda’

Incoming Indigenous affairs minster says predicament of families affected by collapse of predatory funeral fund is ‘totally unacceptable’

The Guardian - AU · May 25, 2022

Employee at collapsed Youpla funeral fund allegedly used racial slur about Aboriginal clients

Staff member allegedly told colleague: ‘We aren’t here to show them respect or dignity. We are here to get money from them’

The Guardian - AU · May 25, 2022

Yachts and mansions: founder of company that left thousands of Aboriginal people out of pocket made more than $20m, tax-free

Ron Pattenden continued to make money from the Aboriginal Community Benefit Fund even after selling it in the wake of damning royal commission findings

The Guardian - AU · May 24, 2022