You can get this Crisis Payment once per incident or circumstance.
You can get up to 4 payments in a 12 month period for these extreme circumstances combined:
It’s equal to a week’s pay at the maximum basic rate of your income support payment or ABSTUDY Living Allowance.
It doesn’t include other allowances or supplements.
This information was printed 4 November 2025 from https://www.servicesaustralia.gov.au/how-much-crisis-payment-for-extreme-circumstances-family-and-domestic-violence-you-can-get. It may not include all of the relevant information on this topic. Please consider any relevant site notices at https://www.servicesaustralia.gov.au/site-notices when using this material.