Domestic violence, social security and the couple rule (Record no. 6353)

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Original cataloging agency AFVC
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Personal name Sleep, Lyndal
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Title Domestic violence, social security and the couple rule
Statement of responsibility, etc Lyndal Sleep
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Place of publication, distribution, etc Sydney, NSW :
Name of publisher, distributor, etc Australia's National Research Organisation for Women's Safety,
-- 2019
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Extent electronic document (80 pages) ; PDF file
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General note ANROWS Research report, Issue 4, July 2019
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Summary, etc Access to social security resources is vital to many women who are attempting to be free of an abusive relationship. When it is unclear to the Department of Social Security if the victim/survivor is still in a relationship with the perpetrator, the “couple rule” is used to decide her access to<br/>social security payments. The couple rule in social security law (Social Security Act 1991 (Cth), s. 4(3)) ties women’s access to social security payments to the income and assets of the perpetrator in circumstances where she is determined to be in a relationship with him. Therefore, if an applicant is assessed as being a member of a couple, her own and the perpetrator’s income and assets will be assessed jointly. This may lead to the victim/survivor being denied payment<br/>or, if it is later determined that she has not declared her relationship, could result in an overpayment debt and/or criminal prosecution for social security fraud. In the application of this rule, domestic violence is rarely treated as an exception. This can financially entrap victims/survivors in a violent relationship, as they are denied independent social security support at the vulnerable time when they are attempting to permanently separate from the perpetrator.<br/>Research has shown that women who experience domestic violence are more likely to go on to experience poverty and disability after the abusive behaviour has ended (Cortis & Bullen, 2015; 2016). The couple rule may increase the risk of victims/survivors experiencing poverty<br/><br/>This research attempts to explore the dynamics between domestic violence, social security payments and the couple rule by examining pre-existing data sets of Administrative Appeal Tribunal (AAT) decisions of couple rule matters and New Zealand Social Security Appeals Authority (NZSSAA) de facto rule decisions. The research will have an intersectional focus on those groups of women prioritised by Australia’s National Research Organisation for Women’s Safety’s (ANROWS) National Research Agenda (2014) as having particular vulnerabilities to violence. (From the Executive summary). Record #6353
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Topical term or geographic name as entry element DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
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Topical term or geographic name as entry element INTERPERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS
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Topical term or geographic name as entry element INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE
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Topical term or geographic name as entry element LAW
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Topical term or geographic name as entry element MARRIAGE
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Topical term or geographic name as entry element POVERTY
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Topical term or geographic name as entry element SOCIAL POLICY
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Topical term or geographic name as entry element SOCIAL WELFARE
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Topical term or geographic name as entry element WOMEN
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Geographic name AUSTRALIA
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Geographic name NEW ZEALAND
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Title ANROWS Research report, Issue 4, July 2019
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Uniform title ANROWS Research report
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Uniform Resource Identifier <a href="https://www.anrows.org.au/publication/domestic-violence-social-security-law-and-the-couple-rule/">https://www.anrows.org.au/publication/domestic-violence-social-security-law-and-the-couple-rule/</a>
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Uniform Resource Identifier <a href="https://d2rn9gno7zhxqg.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/18032157/RP.17.02_Sleep_D_RtPP_social-security_couple-rule.pdf">https://d2rn9gno7zhxqg.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/18032157/RP.17.02_Sleep_D_RtPP_social-security_couple-rule.pdf</a>
Link text Research summary
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Uniform Resource Identifier <a href="https://www.anrows.org.au/project/domestic-violence-social-security-law-and-the-couple-rule/">https://www.anrows.org.au/project/domestic-violence-social-security-law-and-the-couple-rule/</a>
Public note Project website
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