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<p>Tackling domestic abuse is a priority for this Government. A key part of this is
making sure victims and survivors get the support they need.</p><p>The Tackling Domestic
Abuse Plan, which we published in March, invests over £230 million, including over
£140 million specifically for supporting victims and survivors. The commitments in
the Plan include doubling funding for the National Domestic Abuse Helpline.</p><p>The
Plan also committed to establish trials of a ‘flexible fund’, which charities could
use to provide extra money to victims and survivors in light of the increased cost
of living.</p><p>More widely, the Government is providing direct Cost of Living Payments
to more than 8 million UK households on means tested benefits. These payments will
be tax-free, will not count towards the benefit cap, and will not have any impact
on existing benefit awards. The Government also is protecting the most vulnerable
in society, many of whom face the biggest challenge making their incomes stretch,
by increasing benefits in line with inflation. This means that they will rise by September
Consumer Prices Index (CPI) inflation – 10.1%.</p>
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