{"id":5154,"date":"2024-01-24T10:49:40","date_gmt":"2024-01-24T10:49:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncdvmagazine.co.uk\/?p=5154"},"modified":"2024-02-20T09:38:16","modified_gmt":"2024-02-20T09:38:16","slug":"da-survivors-to-get-cash-support-from-government","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncdvmagazine.co.uk\/da-survivors-to-get-cash-support-from-government\/","title":{"rendered":"DA survivors to get cash support from government"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Domestic abuse victims in England and Wales will be able to claim up to \u00a33,000 from the state starting 31 January.<\/p>\n<p>The government\u2019s motive is to help survivors move forward with their lives, prevent homelessness or face pressure to return to their abusers because of financial strain.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt will be a lifeline for many, helping victims to flee abuse and rebuild their lives,\u201d said domestic abuse commissioner for England and Wales Nicole Jacobs.<\/p>\n<p>After being referred by a recognised frontline support service, a survivor will be able to apply for up to \u00a32,500 to help secure a sustainable independent future, such as a deposit for rental accommodation.<\/p>\n<p>Also, those without the financial means to leave their abusers will be eligible for a one-off payment of up to \u00a3500 to buy essential items such as groceries, clothing and nappies.<\/p>\n<p>The \u00a32 million fund covering the scheme will initially last until March 2025. It follows a pilot scheme last year, funded by the Home Office and delivered by Women\u2019s Aid, which helped more than 600 victims to safety.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Domestic abuse victims in England and Wales will be able to claim up to \u00a33,000 from the state starting 31 January. The government\u2019s motive is to help survivors move forward with their lives, prevent homelessness or face pressure to return to their abusers because of financial strain. \u201cIt will be a lifeline for many, helping [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5155,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12,4],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ncdvmagazine.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5154"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ncdvmagazine.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ncdvmagazine.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ncdvmagazine.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ncdvmagazine.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5154"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.ncdvmagazine.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5154\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5156,"href":"https:\/\/www.ncdvmagazine.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5154\/revisions\/5156"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ncdvmagazine.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5155"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ncdvmagazine.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5154"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ncdvmagazine.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5154"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ncdvmagazine.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5154"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}