Driving Access and Equity Program
About the program
DAEP provides support to disadvantaged people in WA to overcome the barriers they may face to get a driver’s licence.
Grant funding
Grants are available to organisations that improve access to driving services, instructors and vehicles.
Remote and mobile services
We are working to improve service delivery for remote communities and regional WA.
Partnerships
Piloting delivering community services in partnership to streamline community outreach.
Projects
Find out about projects we are running to help improve service delivery across WA.
Resources
DAEP are developing a bespoke library of resources to assist people where English is not their first language, or literacy is a barrier to obtaining their driver’s licence.
Latest Stories of Change
There's more than one way to take your road rules test!
02 Dec 2025
With personalised support, Samuel successfully obtained his Learner's Permit, began driving lessons, and is now one step closer to realising his dream of securing a driver’s licence.
28 years with a learner’s permit
01 Dec 2025
Barry obtained his learner’s permit 28 years ago but struggled to receive the necessary support to navigate the licensing system until he signed up to Community Living Association’s Drive Forward Program in Albany.
Tailored learning techniques to foster safe driving skills
01 Dec 2025
When Sawyer signed up to the Salvation Army's Drive for Life program in Kalgoorlie, he held a learner's permit but had never driven a car.
