…told us that they had received funding from their local authority for community-based support in 2020-21. However, this funding often did not cover full costs of delivering services. Services faced…
…increased rent for premises, other increased costs (e.g. food or supplies), funding not rising in line with costs or another financial issue. More than half of Women’s Aid members (59%)…
…in England and Wales. Funding will be made available through a variety of means, ensuring that a survivors’ financial status is considered individually – for instance, by offering funding through…
…£427 million of funding for specialist domestic abuse services per year to meet demand, as well as ring-fenced funding for by and for services, who face additional challenges during this…
…multi-year funding commitments on providers, to encourage stability. Encourage the retention of staff with experience to prevent loss of knowledge and information. Ensure that the application processes for funding streams…
…say they experience poor mental health as a result of abuse – charity believes many more too fearful to speak out. Charity urges government to commit to sufficient funding for…
…of survivors and their children. We spoke to caseworkers who were able to share the difference the funding made to the survivors they supported with the funding: This fund really…
…distribute an additional £2 million in funding to provide one-off payments to survivors of domestic abuse to help them flee, and stay fled, from abusers. From 31st January 2024, survivors…
…challenging funding landscape. Survivor cases becoming increasingly complex, combined with short term funding which doesn’t reflect the rising costs of living and problematic procurement and commissioning practices mean that a…
…and destitution. We also know that specialist women’s domestic abuse services continue to face a funding crisis, with funding cuts and poor commissioning decisions failing to keep them secure. We…
