Apply for financial assistance scheme

About this service

This service allows you to apply for financial assistance to help pay for the cost of:

  • fitting an interlock
  • interlock rental and scheduled servicing
  • removing the interlock
You can apply for financial assistance up to 6 weeks before your drink driving disqualification period ends or once your interlock program starts.

Who can apply?

You may be able to apply if you:
  • meet the eligibility criteria
  • have not received financial assistance for the interlock program in the last 5 years

What you'll need to apply

  • Your customer details (driver licence number / customer reference number)
  • Copies of supporting documents

What documents do I need?

You will need to provide documents for you, and your partner and any dependent children (if applicable). The service will tell you what supporting documents you need to provide for your situation.

If you don't have everything you need, you can leave your application and come back to it later. Your progress will be saved automatically.

The documents required may include:

  • Evidence of Australian citizenship or permanent residency
    (Australian birth certificate, passport, citizenship certificate, or visa)
  • Health Care Card and/or Pension Concession Card (if applicable)
  • Pay slips (if employed)
  • Centrelink income statements (if receiving Centrelink benefits)
  • Bank statements
  • Evidence of other income (if applicable)
  • Birth certificate for all dependent children (if applicable)
  • Evidence that dependent children between 16 and 21 years are full-time students (if applicable)

Please note:

  • A driver licence is not evidence of Australian citizenship or permanent residency
  • Some of your documents will need to be witnessed by an approved person - for example, a Justice of the Peace (JP).

After you apply

Lodging an application does not guarantee approval. We will notify you of the outcome of your application within 28 days. If your application is approved, your interlock provider receives the money to help pay your costs.

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