Eligibility

Can I apply?

CashLift SACC loans are available to Australian residents aged 18+. We look at income stability and affordability — not your credit score.

You must be…

  • Aged 18 or over
  • An Australian citizen or permanent resident
  • Receiving regular income (employed, self-employed, or eligible government benefits) of at least $800 per fortnight
  • Not currently in bankruptcy or a Part IX debt agreement
  • Able to make weekly repayments that fit within your budget
  • Contactable by email and SMS

You'll need…

  • A valid Australian driver's licence, passport, or Medicare card
  • Read-only access to the last 6 months of your bank statements, authorised through open banking — we never see or store your banking password
  • A smartphone or device with a camera (for ID and liveness check)
  • A bank account that receives your pay — we deposit and debit to the same account

What we actually check

Most SACC lenders use a credit bureau. We don't — here's why. Bureau files for our customer base are thin or stale, and they miss the single most important signal: do you have regular money coming in, and does it cover your essentials plus this loan? That question is answered by the last 6 months of bank statements, not a credit score.

Income regularity

Did pay arrive on time, the expected amount, for the last 3 months?

Expense patterns

Rent, utilities, groceries, transport — the normal essentials a person has to pay.

Existing obligations

Other loans, BNPL, credit cards — what's already committed each cycle.

Stress signals

NSF fees, overdrawn days, high-cost credit, gambling transactions — we flag but don't automatically decline.

Identity confidence

RapidID (GBG): name, DOB, address match; document validity; liveness; AML/sanctions screening.

Affordability (NCCP)

Your income minus verified essentials must still comfortably absorb the weekly repayment.

Thin credit file? Past default? Read this.
A defaulted credit file from three years ago is not an automatic decline. Bankruptcy or a Part IX agreement currently on foot is a decline. Unpaid SACC loans with another lender in the last 90 days is a decline. Everything else, we'll assess on actual affordability.