Action description:
The Escaping Violence Payment (EVP) trial seeks to reduce the financial insecurity individuals face when leaving a violent intimate partner relationship by providing financial assistance to eligible individuals of up to $5,000, including cash/cash equivalents of up to $1,500 and the remaining funds in goods, services and supports, to establish a home free from violence. It is available to all eligible individuals regardless of gender or identity, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, who are disproportionately affected by intimate partner violence.
Outcome:
Outcome 13
Status:
Existing
Is this Indigenous specific?:
No
Indicators:
Proportion of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women self reporting physical violence experience by relationship to perpetrator, Rates of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community awareness of what constitutes family violence (physical and non physical violence including sexual/ emotional/ psychological/ economic abuse/ violence)
Responsible Ministers:
Minister for Social Services
Resourcing:
$496.9 million
Delivery timeframe:
Expected completion by 31 January 2025
Agency:
Department of Social Services