News article
​Domestic Violence and Abuse
01/07/2015
The government has announced a new £3.2 million fund to help victims of domestic abuse including refuges.
The fund will be open to proposals from local partnerships that demonstrate how the needs of victims could be met in innovative ways, working through collaboration and helping to address any gaps in the delivery of services in the short term. This announcement builds on the £10 million funding for refuges announced in March 2015. The Budget Statement announced a total additional funding of £3.2 million for victims of domestic abuse, made up of: £3.07 million for the Innovation Fund in 2015 to 2016 and £131,000 in 2015 to 2016 for additional workers for the UK Refuges Online. Further information on the bidding process; including the timescales will be announced in due course.