Financial support for the Public Interest Advocacy Centre (PIAC) comes primarily from the NSW Public Purpose Fund and the Commonwealth/State Community Legal Services Program.

Triennial funding from the NSW Public Purpose Fund supports PIAC to undertake its core work and run the Homeless Persons’ Legal Service (this service is a joint initiative of PIAC and the Public Interest Law Clearing House).

Legal Aid NSW administers both the Public Purpose Fund grant and the Community Legal Services Program grant.

PIAC also receives income from project and case grants, training, seminars, consultancy fees, donations and recovery of costs in legal actions.

Indigenous Justice Program

PIAC receives funding support from Allens Arthur Robinson for the employment of a solicitor in its Indigenous Justice Program.

Energy + Water Consumers’ Advocacy Program

PIAC receives funding from the NSW Department of Trade and Investment, Regional Infrastructure and Services for its consumer advocacy program in the area of electricity, gas and water.

Mental Health Legal Services Project

PIAC received two years of pilot funding for this project in 2008 from Legal Aid NSW. In 2009, the NSW Public Purpose Fund granted two years of funding for four pilot outreach programs within the project and the Federal Attorney-General made a one-off grant of $50,000 to support the project.