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Critics pan government plan to let domestic violence victims access super

Women, domestic violence, family violence, health, NACA Feature,

A new Federal Government scheme would allow domestic violence victims to withdraw a portion of their superannuation. Source: Getty Images

A new Federal Government scheme would allow domestic violence victims to withdraw a portion of their superannuation. The policy is described by the government as a compassionate measure to respond to family and domestic violence. Under the scheme domestic violence survivors could take up to $10,000 from their super to fund their own crisis response - but critics say it could leave already vulnerable women worse off


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By Jen Scherer

Presented by Margarita Vasileva

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A new Federal Government scheme would allow domestic violence victims to withdraw a portion of their superannuation. The policy is described by the government as a compassionate measure to respond to family and domestic violence. Under the scheme domestic violence survivors could take up to $10,000 from their super to fund their own crisis response - but critics say it could leave already vulnerable women worse off



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