Who is leading the change
- Family Safety Victoria
The Victorian Government, on the basis of demand forecasting, provide sufficient funds to specialist family violence services and Integrated Family Services to allow them to support people referred by a Support and Safety Hub, maintain their safety and help them until their situation has stabilised and they have the support necessary to rebuild and recover from family violence.
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We are continuing to strengthen the data, modelling and forecasting of demand associated with The Orange Door network and the services it connects to. This includes improving the way we capture, analyse, and use data to understand where to focus investment.
Funding has been increased for specialist family violence services and family services to ensure they can support people referred by The Orange Door network.
A range of reforms and service redesign work is also being undertaken, which will strengthen the ability of the service response to keep victims of family violence safe and ensure they can access the support they require to recover from their experience.
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Since the Royal Commission into Family , there has been significant funding increases for the specialist services that enable pathways for clients from The Orange Door network into longer term supports:
- The 2017-18 Budget provided an additional $397.4 million over four years for specialist family violence services and an additional $29.2 million for family services.
- The 2018-19 Budget provided a further $78.9 million over four years for specialist family violence services and an additional $92.0 million over two years for family services.
- The 2019-20 Budget has provided $202.8 million over four years for specialist family violence and sexual assault support services.
- The 2020-21 Budget has provided $116.2 million over four years for specialist family violence and sexual assault support services and $374.6 million over four years for family services.
- The 2021-22 Budget has provided $121.7 million over four years for specialist family violence and sexual assault support services and $57.5 million over four years for family services.
- The 2022-23 Budget has provided $240.0 million over four years for specialist family violence and sexual assault support services and $40.7 million over three years for family services, as well as an additional $21.4 million over two years to extend funding to support families with complex disability support needs.
The government has developed improved data collection and demand modelling capabilities to support implementation of this additional funding and inform future investment decisions.
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Implemented.
Reviewed 27 January 2023