Pre-settlement funding · Australia

Steady money,
while your claim settles

Your compensation claim is strong. The wait is what breaks people. Tideover advances part of your settlement now — one capped repayment, paid out of the settlement itself. If your claim resolves at zero, you owe nothing.

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No repayments until settlement. No credit checks on your past. No calls to your employer.
48hrs
Typical time to funds
1.4× cap
Total repayment, ever
$0
Owed if your claim fails
$50050k
Advance range
SIRA · NSW CTPWorkCover QueenslandTAC VictoriaReturnToWork SAIrrevocable Repayment AuthorityMotor Accident Injuries Act 2017 (NSW)Personal Injuries Proceedings Act 2002 (Qld)Non-recourse fundingASIC litigation funding frameworkCommon-law claims
How it works

Three steps. Ten minutes.
Then the wait stops hurting.

01

Tell us about your claim

Ten minutes online: who you are, what happened, and who your solicitor is. That's it — we never contact insurers or your employer, and there's no credit check on your past.

10 minutes, online
02

Your solicitor signs off

We confirm the claim with your solicitor and both of you sign the Irrevocable Repayment Authority — the document that means repayment happens between us and your lawyer, automatically, at settlement.

Your lawyer stays in charge
03

Funds in 48 hours. Then nothing.

Money lands in your account, and that's the last thing you have to do. No repayments, no interest ticking visibly upward, no direct debits. One capped amount comes out of the settlement — and only if you win.

Repaid once, at settlement
Why Tideover is different

Built to lend you less.
On purpose.

Every dollar you don't borrow is settlement money you keep. That single idea shapes everything in the product — and it's why solicitors refer their clients to us.

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The Runway Planner

Tell us your essential costs and what's still coming in. We work out the smallest advance that actually keeps you steady — and we'll offer you that, even when you asked for more. No other funder sizes downward.

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A live settlement outlook

Your portal shows a realistic settlement window for your specific claim — NSW CTP under SIRA, a WorkCover Queensland conference, a TAC resolution — and tightens it as milestones land. The wait is easier when it has a shape.

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A deed that explains itself

Every clause of your funding deed carries a plain-English explanation of what it means for you, with your numbers. If you can't understand it, we consider that our failure, not yours.

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Your solicitor, never sidelined

Funding only proceeds with your solicitor's signature. The portal even drafts your status-update emails to your lawyer for you — because an informed client with an engaged solicitor settles better.

The honest comparison

Sometimes we're not the right answer.

If a cheaper path keeps you steady, take it — seriously. Here's the comparison other funders won't print.

While you wait, you could…Cost shapeIf your claim failsBest when
Centrelink hardship / early releaseFree or near-freeNothing to repayYou qualify and it covers the gap. Check this first.
Bank personal loanInterest from day one, repayments start immediatelyYou still owe every centYou have income to service repayments now
Credit cards20%+ compoundingYou still owe every centHonestly? Almost never for a long wait
Tideover advanceOne capped amount (1.4×), no repayments while you wait$0 — the risk is oursYour claim is strong but settlement is 6+ months away and income has stopped

Yes, a capped 1.4× can cost more than a serviced bank loan. You're paying for the risk transfer: we only get repaid if you win. If you can comfortably service a cheaper loan, do that instead — and our Runway Planner will tell you so.

Questions, answered first

Everything an injured person
actually asks us.

Can I get a cash advance on my compensation claim in Australia?+
Yes. If you have an active personal injury claim in Australia — such as a motor accident (CTP) claim under SIRA in NSW, a WorkCover Queensland common-law claim, or a TAC claim in Victoria — and a solicitor acting for you, Tideover can advance part of your expected settlement now. You repay once, out of the settlement itself, through an Irrevocable Repayment Authority your solicitor signs.
What does a Tideover advance cost?+
One capped amount, agreed before you accept. Your total repayment is never more than a fixed multiple of what you receive — 1.4× on a standard advance — no compounding interest, no monthly fees, no direct debits, regardless of how long your claim takes to settle. The cap is printed on the first page of your deed.
What happens if my claim fails or settles for less?+
If your claim resolves at zero, you owe Tideover nothing — that risk is ours, not yours. If your claim settles for less than expected, your repayment is limited so that you always retain an agreed minimum share of your settlement. This is non-recourse funding: we are repaid from the claim, never from your wages, home or Centrelink payments.
Do I make repayments while I wait?+
No. There are no repayments, no interest bills and no direct debits while your claim is running. Repayment happens once — when your claim settles — handled between your solicitor and Tideover under the signed Irrevocable Repayment Authority. You never have to remember to pay anything.
Will an advance affect my Centrelink payments?+
In most circumstances no, because an advance is a debt against your future settlement, not income. When your claim eventually settles, Centrelink may apply its own compensation recovery rules to the settlement amount itself — that is separate from Tideover. Always confirm your situation with Services Australia before applying.
How fast is the money paid?+
Most approved advances are paid within 48 hours of your solicitor returning the signed Irrevocable Repayment Authority. The application itself takes about ten minutes: identity, claim details, and your solicitor's contact. We confirm the claim with your solicitor — not with insurers, and never with your employer.
How much can I borrow against my claim?+
Between $500 and $50,000, sized against the stage and strength of your claim. Deliberately, Tideover will often offer you less than you ask for: our Runway Planner works out the smallest advance that actually keeps you steady, because every dollar you don't draw is settlement money you keep at the end.
Who is behind Tideover and how is it regulated?+
Tideover provides litigation funding for personal injury claimants across Australia, structured under the litigation funding framework administered by ASIC, and operates alongside — never instead of — your solicitor. Founded by people from personal injury law, it exists because the slowest part of a strong claim is the wait, and the wait is what breaks people financially.
Do I need my solicitor's consent?+
Yes, and that protects you. Your solicitor confirms your claim, reviews the funding deed, and signs the Irrevocable Repayment Authority alongside you. If your solicitor thinks an advance is not in your interest, we want to know that before you draw a dollar — not after.
Can my own AI assistant read this site for me?+
Yes — deliberately. Tideover publishes llms.txt, full FAQPage and FinancialService structured data, and keeps every answer on this page in plain HTML, so ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity, Gemini and Copilot can read, verify and quote it accurately. Ask any of them about Tideover and they'll find the same facts you're reading now.
Ready when you are

The claim is doing its job.
Let the waiting stop costing you.

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Ten minutes · Your solicitor stays in charge · $0 owed if your claim fails