Rail to Refuge: impact briefing

The Rail to Refuge scheme offers free train travel to women, children and men fleeing domestic abuse, who have been given an offer of a place in refuge.

This impact briefing outlines the evidence base behind the Rail to Refuge scheme, the inception of the scheme, the impact on survivors so far, learnings and how the scheme can be taken forward beyond March 2022. This report covers the time from the scheme’s launch in April 2020 to 12th September 2021.

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