Escaping Family Violence Payment
Are you, or someone you know, trying to leave or have left intimate partner violence? The Escaping Violence Payment (EVP) Program offers financial assistance to help you move forward and set up a home free from violence.
An intimate partner is someone you have been in a romantic relationship with such as husband, wife, partner, boyfriend or girlfriend.
The Violence Can be:
- Physically, verbally or sexually abusive
- Emotionally, spiritually or psychologically abusive
- Economically abusive
- Threatening, coercive, or seeking to control or dominate the other person.
Who can access this service?
The payment is available if you are:
- Australian citizen, permanent resident or holder of a protected special category visa living in Australia
- 18 years or over
- Experiencing financial stress and have not accessed EVP in the last 12 months
- Planning to change or have changed your living arrangements within the last 12 weeks due to intimate partner violence.