MORE than £1million has been allocated to Worcestershire to support domestic abuse victims and their children.
The Minister for Rough Sleeping and Housing, Eddie Hughes, announced £125m in funding to support a new duty on councils to ensure victims and their children are able to access life-saving support in safe accommodation – a key part of the Government’s Domestic Abuse Bill.
The duty will come into effect later this year, subject to the Bill becoming law.
In total Worcestershire County Council has been awarded £1,092,703 which will be used to help ensure victims and their children who need it are able to access life-saving support such as therapy, advocacy and counselling in safe accommodation, including refuges.
This funding follows the £25m allocated to local charities across England and Wales last year which support victims of domestic abuse and sexual violence, as well as £3million to recruit more Independent Sexual Violence Advisers (ISVAs).
