Tag: domestic abuse

Report: How Universal Credit Is Exacerbating Financial Abuse Under Lockdown
The way that universal credit is paid puts survivors of abuse at increased risk. With lockdown further exacerbating these issues, survivors and activists alike are calling for changes to the system to better protect those in danger, writes Lucy Whitehouse.  
Domestic Abuse Refuges Need Proper Funding – Not a Social Media Campaign

Domestic abuse campaigners are criticising the government for its tone-deaf response to tackling the rise in domestic violence during lockdown. A social media campaign may make people feel less alone, but what is desperately needed is substantial funding to ensure that all victims are protected, writes Jessie Williams.
GE2019: I Support Survivors of Gender-Based Violence. Here’s Why I Can’t Vote for the Tories
Ammaarah Zayna explains why the Tories' policies amount to shutting doors in the faces of some of the most vulnerable women in our society.
Domestic Violence or Deportation? The Migrant Women Forced to Choose
Many migrants don’t have an automatic right to the protections and spaces most in the UK take for granted. For thousands of migrant women who experience domestic violence every year, it can often come down to a difficult choice - stay in an abusive relationship, or risk being reported to the Home Office.
Cold Comfort: How the ‘Hostile Environment’ Reinforces Violence Against Women
The government's 'hostile environment' policy forces health sector workers to act as Home Office informants. As a result, many migrant women are being kept in abusive relationships and denied access to safe abortion services.
Funding for London’s BME Refuges Slashed by Half in 7 Years
EXCLUSIVE: New data released to Novara Media shows BME women's refuges in London lost between 45% and 52% of their council funding between 2009 and 2016 - much more than was lost by generic services in the same period.

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