Domestic abuse

• Government failing to treat children as victims of domestic abuse, warns charity

  Nearly a quarter of a million children should be classed as victims of domestic abuse, the NSPCC has said today.

  

• Whitehall confirms £22m for domestic abuse survivors

  Over 60 projects are set to receive a multi-million pound injection of cash in order to help survivors of domestic abuse, the Government has confirmed.

  

• Universal Credit ‘retrograde’ step in tackling domestic abuse

  Single household payments under UC are a ‘retrograde’ step which makes it difficult for victims of domestic violence to escape their abuser, according to MPs.

  

• Universal Credit could increase risk of domestic violence, MPs warn

  Paying the Universal Credit benefit to a household rather than individuals could increase the risk of domestic violence, MPs have warned.

  

• Whitehall launches £8m domestic abuse fund

  Local authorities are now able to bid for money from an £8m fund in order to help children who have been affected by domestic abuse, the Government announced over the weekend.

  

• Two million children at ‘serious risk’, report reveals

  Over two million children are growing up in families where there are ‘serious risks’, a major new study has revealed.

  

• Whitehall announces £19m to support domestic abuse survivors

  The Government yesterday released almost £19m of funding to expand support for survivors of domestic abuse.

  

• Councils turning away abused women warns charity

  Councils are turning away survivors of domestic abuse and their children, forcing them to sleep rough, a report by Women’s Aid has claimed.

  

• Universal Credit could put domestic violence victims ‘at further risk’

  Reforms to the welfare system could increase women’s vulnerability to financial abuse, a new report has argued today.

  

• Councils chiefs take a stand against domestic violence ahead of World Cup

  Local government leaders have called on the footballing community to raise awareness of domestic abuse as studies reveal a correlation between England matches and violence against women.