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<p>In reference to your first question, the rates for financial support are set out
in the Victim Care Contract (VCC) and Modern Slavery Act 2015: Statutory Guidance
for England and Wales. These rates have not been adjusted for inflation, however,
they are kept under review. The Home Office is currently working towards a new financial
support policy that will focus on individual victims’ needs.</p><p>In reference to
your second question, there is no distinction made between victims of trafficking
and modern slavery in relation to support provided by the VCC. The current VCC has
been operational since 2015; providing support to individuals who have been referred
to the National Referral Mechanism (NRM), have received a positive reasonable grounds
decision and have consented to support. The VCC provides support through accommodation
(where needed), financial support and specialist support workers.</p><p>We are aware
that some individuals may have received incorrect financial support payments during
their time in VCC support until 30 November 2019. Financial support payments may have
been reduced as a result of them receiving alternative sources of income, in a way
that was not in line with published policy or with the wording of the VCC. We are
working at pace to establish who may have been affected. We will communicate further
details on how we plan to rectify this issue in the coming weeks.</p><p>In reference
to your third question, the data requested on how many and what proportion of people
in the NRM from April 2019 to March 2020 are receiving subsistence payments does not
currently form part of the published NRM statistics. The Home Office published quarterly
statistics regarding the NRM which can be found at: <a href="https://eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fcollections%2Fnational-referral-mechanism-statistics&data=04%7C01%7CJonetLouise.Tann%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7Cba87e3492953489400b208d892005230%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C637419877354136393%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=TmHTAbCMBGcaGXp2TJpvSxf%2BvgVwOJkcLpM%2FFRAb2R4%3D&reserved=0"
target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/national-referral-mechanism-statistics</a>.</p>
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