The ACT Government will increase the Safer Families Levy by $5 a year for three years, starting 2027-28, to partly fund a $44.2 million spending on domestic, family and sexual violence.

As part of the 2026–27 Budget, the ACT Government will spend $44.2 million over four years to help support people affected by domestic, family and sexual violence.

Other than the partial support from the levy, the ACT Government says the package also includes $4.43 million in Commonwealth funding under the Federation Funding Agreement on Family, Domestic and Sexual Violence Responses 2021–30.

The funding will go towards frontline crisis response, sexual violence services, behaviour change programs for people who use violence, and support for children and young people, alongside targeted services for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities, multicultural communities, LGBTIQA+ Canberrans and people experiencing financial abuse.

Key allocations include $18.5 million for services such as the Domestic Violence Crisis Service, the Canberra Rape Crisis Centre and YWCA Canberra, which provide crisis response and support services.

A further $2.9 million will be spent towards services facing rising demand, while $6.7 million will go to behaviour change programs, including EveryMan and Room4Change.

Another $4.1 million will go towards continuing programs for children and young people affected by violence, and $2.09 million will support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander victims through Aboriginal community-controlled organisations.

Part of the funding package will also be directed to tailored support services for diverse communities and people experiencing financial abuse.