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<p>Domestic abuse is an abhorrent crime that nobody should have to suffer. The Government
is committed to protecting victims of domestic abuse. In the 2015 Spending Review
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) secured £40 million
for domestic abuse services, including refuges. From the £40 million, MHCLG has allocated
the following amounts to local authorities through competitive funding rounds:</p><ul><li>£10
million across 2014-2016, including around £3 million in 2014-2015 and £7 million
in 2015-2016, which helped 148 local authorities in England strengthen refuge provision
for victims and offer support to women from outside their own area.</li><li>£3.5 million
across 2015-2016 which supported 46 local authorities in England and their partners
to deliver 710 new bed spaces in refuges and other types of safe accommodation for
3,798 victims of domestic abuse.</li><li>£20 million across 2016-2018, including around
£3.5 million in 2016-2017 and £16.5 million in 2017-2018, which includes £1.1 million
of top-up funding. The fund supported 80 projects across 258 local authorities in
England, helping to create more than 2,000 bed spaces in refuges and other types of
safe accommodation and giving support to over 19,000 victims and their families.</li></ul><p>On
2 July we launched a further £18.8 million fund for domestic abuse services, including
refuge, to cover 2018-2020. The fund was open to all local authorities across England
to bid for a share, and we will be announcing the successful projects in due course.</p><p>Additionally,
since 2015 MHCLG have provided almost £889,000 to Women’s Aid for two projects, Routes
to Support and No Woman Turned Away. Routes to Support (formerly UK Refuges Online)
is part-funded by the Government and is a UK-wide online database containing information
about domestic abuse and other violence against women services, including refuge.
No Woman Turned Away provides additional caseworker support to women facing difficulties
in accessing refuge. We are continuing to fund these vital projects in 2018/19.</p>
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