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<p>Victims are entitled to access services under the Victims Code regardless of their
resident status, including support services. They are rightly able to access statutory
services irrespective of their immigration status and the Immigration and Asylum Act
1999. As an example, the statutory guidance for the Duty to Provide Safe Accommodation
under Part 4 of the Domestic Abuse Act is clear that this provision is for all victims
of domestic abuse, including migrant survivors with insecure immigration status.</p><p>The
government has kept the range of support under review and have made recent changes.</p><p>We
allocated up to £5.6 million from April 2021 until March 2025 for the Support for
Migrant Victim Scheme, which provides a support net for migrant victims of abuse with
no recourse to public funds. And we have expanded access to the Migrant Victims of
Domestic Abuse Concession (MVDAC) to partners of workers or students, giving 3 months
recourse to public funds whilst they potentially apply for an appropriate immigration
status or return to their country of origin if it is safe for them to do so.</p>
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