Women’s Aid updates proposed funding settlement for domestic abuse services

In a recent press release, Womens's Aid have stated: "As outlined in a previous update, Women’s Aid have increased our minimum annual funding settlement for specialist domestic abuse services to align with a new estimate for  the ‘by and for’ from the Domestic Abuse Commissioner’s office. In their latest funding submission, the DAC modified their figure for the ‘by and for’ sector to account for updated population figures from the Office for National Statistics. Their new minimum funding settlement for the ‘by and for’ sector is £150m (previously £178m). This includes £66m for refuge services and £84m for community-based services. We continue to call for further research to be led by the ‘by and for’ sector to provide a better understanding of the demands facing the ‘by and for’ sector and the funding needed to ensure that all Black and minoritised survivors are able to access the support that they need."