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Support to leave an abusive relationship

RobertBy Robert17th October 20239 Views2 Mins Read Holyrood
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Financial support to help women and children.

Women experiencing domestic abuse will be able to receive up to £1,000 from a new pilot fund to pay for the essentials they need when leaving a relationship with an abusive partner.

The £500,000 Fund to Leave will be delivered by Women’s Aid groups in the five local authority areas with the most women’s homelessness applications due to domestic abuse.

In 2022-23 almost a quarter of all homelessness presentations by women and their children were due to a violent or abusive dispute in their household.

First Minister Humza Yousaf said:

Both tackling homelessness and ending violence against women and girls are key priorities for the Scottish Government. People should feel safe in their own homes but, sadly, too often this is not the case.

Leaving a relationship with an abusive partner is dangerous and difficult, and financial dependence on the abuser is often the biggest barrier. The Fund to Leave will help to reduce the financial burden of leaving an abusive partner by helping to pay for the essentials that women and children need, including rent and clothing.

This is just one of the ways in which we can work towards a Scotland where women and girls live free from violence and abuse in their homes.

FIRST MINISTER, HUMZA YOUSAF

Domestic abuse survivors will be given £1,000 each to help them flee their partners under a pilot scheme to be announced by Humza Yousaf.

£500,000 will be made available in five council areas to trial the schemehttps://t.co/9FaWPbNyYB

— Kieran Andrews (@KieranPAndrews) October 17, 2023

Survivors have told us for decades that the biggest problems they face in extricating themselves from abusers is the danger of retaliation, their lack of financial independence and the fear of destitution.

Whether survivors and their children can stay in their homes or need or want to move to other accommodation, paying the rent and putting food on the table are still a struggle.

After years of advocating for speedy, accessible, and practical help for leaving, we are utterly delighted to welcome this fund and to help with getting it out to those who need it as quickly and efficiently as possible.

MARSHA SCOTT, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OF SCOTTISH WOMAN’S AID

Grants will be available as part of a pilot until 31 March 2024.

Financial support to support women to leave an abusive partner was one of 27 recommendations in the Improving Housing Outcomes for Women and Children Experiencing Domestic Abuse in the social rented sector report. In December 2020, the Scottish Government accepted all 27 recommendations in principle.

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