The Minister for Women,Kelly O'Dwyer,will release the Coalition government's women's economic statement on Tuesday.Credit:Alex Ellinghausen
"While superannuation should ideally be preserved until retirement,there are certain immediate and extreme circumstances where the benefits today outweigh the benefits of maintaining those savings until retirement. The government considers that family and domestic violence is one of these special circumstances."
Easier access to superannuation information would give women - particularly those on low incomes - an added source of income as they re-establish themselves after leaving an abusive relationship.
Streamlining the property settlement process will also give women faster access to income.
Helen Matthews,the legal and policy director at Women's Legal Service Victoria,said the service had been campaigning for the Government to enable easy access to information about their partner's superannuation via the ATO as well as a streamlined small claims property process.