Domestic Abuse Safe Accommodation: COVID 19 Emergency Support Fund

The Ministry for Communities, Housing and Local Government has received £10 million for domestic abuse safe accommodation charities as part of a £76 million government package of support to charities supporting vulnerable people including domestic abuse victims.

The fund will help ensure that:
• Safe accommodation services can continue operating and keep bedspaces open for victims and their children fleeing from abuse during COVID-19 emergency.
• Safe accommodation services can help more victims access these life-saving services.
They are inviting domestic abuse safe accommodation providers within England to apply and encourage applications from consortiums of service provider partners.

The deadline for applications is 21 May 2020.
Further information and details of how to apply are available here.