Key survey findings show:
- 47% of Rape Crisis centre managers and directors are expecting a reduction in their core funding.
- Half of Rape Crisis centre managers and directors are expecting a reduction or loss of service.
- 41% are expecting a reduction in counselling services.
- 35% are expecting a reduction or loss of advocacy (ISVA) services.
- 30% of Rape Crisis centre directors are concerned that their centre is at risk of closure.
- One third of managers and directors expect to issue redundancy notices in the next 12 months.
- Over half of centres (56%) are already taking different routes to increase funding.
The anticipated reduction of services and loss of Rape Crisis centres comes at a time when demand continues to increase; last year alone, Rape Crisis centres supported over 80,000 victims and survivors of sexual violence and abuse, a quarter of whom were children. This year, centres are already oversubscribed - nearly 14,000 survivors are waiting for a service, and the latest analysis of Rape Crisis waiting list data revealed that over 80% of those on waiting lists were waiting for specialist counselling services.
Full article https://rapecrisis.org.uk/news/rape-crisis-centres-at-risk-of-closure-without-a-commitment-to-continued-funding-after-march-2025/