Crisis Payment

There are different types of Crisis Payments for different extreme circumstances.

We consider an extreme circumstance to be one of the following:

you experienced an incident of family and domestic violence that forced you to leave your home
you stayed in your home after experiencing domestic violence and the family member responsible left or was removed from the home
you were forced to leave your home because of a circumstance and it’s unreasonable for you to return to your home in the near future
you arrived in Australia as a humanitarian entrant for the first time
you were in prison or psychiatric confinement for a period of at least 14 days.

Each type of Crisis Payment has its own eligibility criteria.

Select the Crisis Payment for your situation to find out more information.

You may be able to get Crisis Payment if you’ve experienced a family or domestic violence incident.

You may get Crisis Payment if you’ve had to change where you live due to an unforeseen extreme circumstance.

A one-off payment if you’ve arrived in Australia as a humanitarian entrant for the first time.

You may get Crisis Payment if you’ve been released from prison or psychiatric confinement.

There are no current health emergencies that you can claim this payment for in Australia.

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