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Maree needed domestic violence payments to flee her abuser, but she wasn t eligible for it
By business reporter Rhiana Whitson
Posted 5
updated 5
Maree was also told she was unable to access her superannuation.
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When Maree left her abusive ex-husband, she knew her safety depended on moving to a new house.
He had been charged with assault, breached an apprehended violence order, and returned to the house once to threaten her.
But when she needed to find $1,100 to pay for the bond at her new rental property, she was shocked to learn that she did not qualify for crisis support payments.