Funds of over £400,000 made available to help domestic abuse victims in South Yorkshire

More than £470,000 is available to help victims of domestic abuse and sexual violence in South Yorkshire.
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Dr Alan Billings, South Yorkshire's police and crime commissioner has changed the remit of who who is able to claim the grants in the wake of covid-19.

The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) announced a package of additional urgent funding in response to COVID-19 in May, which is available to support people affected by domestic abuse and sexual violence.

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Grants will now be awarded to organisations in South Yorkshire whose services have been affected by Covid-19.

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STOCK: Domestic violence illustraion.

Dr Billings said: “Whilst staying at home has been an important part of the strategy to prevent the spreading of coronavirus, for those people who are in abusive relationships being at home isn’t safe.”

“In the early stages of this situation we saw a reduction in complaints of domestic abuse but we are now seeing these rising as people are trapped at home and becoming increasingly more vulnerable and at risk.”

“I welcome this funding which will help vital organisations within South Yorkshire to provide services to protect victims and prevent perpetrators from exploiting lockdown to increase abuse.”

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Dr Alan Billings has been allocated £474,000 from the MoJ, which will be distributed among services to help those affected by domestic abuse and sexual violence.

Domestic abuse services are set to receive £355,500, and Sexual Violence Serices are in line to be granted £118,500.

To be eligible for the funding, organisations must be a registered charity, a charitable incorporated organisation, or a social enterprise, including companies limited by guarantee and community interest companies. They must provide support services which have the purpose of helping victims of crime cope with the impacts of crime, and, as far as possible, recover from the harm they have experienced.

Funding may be used to address short term income disruption, meet essential costs and help services cope with increased demand.

You can apply here: https://southyorkshire-pcc.gov.uk/covid19extraordinaryfunding/