Research and Reports
…abuse services. Investing to save: the economic case for funding specialist domestic abuse support Funding Support for Domestic Abuse Survivors Domestic Abuse and Money Education Fragile funding landscape Women’s Aid…
Annual Audit 2024
…funding. However, meanwhile, around a fifth reported delays (22.5%) and shorter-term (17.5%) funding and over a third (33.8%) reported more demands for data, which were placing more strains on their…
Annual Audit 2025
…survey this year were running an area of their domestic abuse service without dedicated funding during 2023-24. The most common area of service that organisations were running without dedicated funding…
Private: 16 Days
…are being forced to run their vital therapeutic support without any dedicated funding, while survivors desperate for help are unable to access the support they need to rebuild their lives…
A year in focus – the annual audit of domestic abuse services in England
…told us that they had received funding from their local authority for community-based support in 2020-21. However, this funding often did not cover full costs of delivering services. Services faced…
The cost of living crisis is pushing domestic abuse services to breaking point
…increased rent for premises, other increased costs (e.g. food or supplies), funding not rising in line with costs or another financial issue. More than half of Women’s Aid members (59%)…
‘Excellent start’ as government announces pilot of emergency fund for domestic abuse survivors
…in England and Wales. Funding will be made available through a variety of means, ensuring that a survivors’ financial status is considered individually – for instance, by offering funding through…
Flexible Fund
…money at the start of the funding period, may be ready for the Future funding towards the end of the period. Am I still eligible even though I’m no longer…
Women’s Aid highlights the ongoing challenges that rising cost-of-living poses to specialist domestic abuse services at the Women and Equalities committee
…£427 million of funding for specialist domestic abuse services per year to meet demand, as well as ring-fenced funding for by and for services, who face additional challenges during this…
Commissioning Learning Hub
…multi-year funding commitments on providers, to encourage stability. Encourage the retention of staff with experience to prevent loss of knowledge and information. Ensure that the application processes for funding streams…