Almost two-thirds of domestic abuse referrals rejected due to a shortage of spaces - Women's Aid

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National domestic abuse charity Women’s Aid has published its annual Domestic Abuse Report, providing a definitive, national picture of the needs and work of domestic abuse services. This year’s report is especially poignant, coming on the heels of the publication of the cross-government strategy to build a safer society for women and girls, following Labour’s commitment to halve violence against women and girls (VAWG) in the next decade.

Despite the promises made in the government strategy, the report shows that for the sector to continue delivering lifesaving support, urgent, systemic change is needed immediately. The report shows that demand for specialist domestic abuse services far outstrips the provision that is currently available to survivors. Despite a year-on-year increase in bed spaces, of the 10,665 women and 11,732 children who were supported by refuge services last year, almost two thirds (65.2%) of refuge referrals were rejected. This marked the highest proportion of referrals rejected in five years, primarily due to a lack of space and capacity.

While domestic abuse remains the most common form of VAWG and the need for spaces is always high, this unprecedented rate of refusals is a direct result of systemic pressures in the housing system. A combination of poor commissioning practices, inadequate funding and a lack of move-on accommodation is having a dramatic impact on the availability of lifesaving refuge spaces, forcing refuges to turn women and children away at their point of need.

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Maybe if they stopped allowing men with special identities including convicted pedophiles (Leonard/katie Dawalski/allison mackey) into their shelters they would have more money and resources for women and many of us would donate to them. But instead they choose to prioritise mens demands in their campaigns against MVAWG

Sorry that is just rubbish.

There is a serious issue about lack of refuge accommodation which has FA to do with trans men.

Women's refuges and rape crisis centres are all underfunded, and this is a direct act of misogyny by funders, whether local or central government.

What ever tiny % of women's services which also allow TW to use their services, that is not the reason there isn't enough support for women escaping male violence. That is ingrained misoyny.

To not support women's services facing cuts because a tiny % work with TW seems like putting your political virtue above helping women.

The contempt for women by men is manifest by the number of women's projects that have had their funding cut.

Of course avoiding the issue that women's lifes are being put in danger by lack of funding, with a cheap onliner shows how easy it is for men to just carry on with their entrenched anti woman politics.

What's annoying is that this can be solved with political will. More direct funding and allow councils to commission social housing again. This isn't rocket science. We would rescue people without a second thought from a burning building, but we won't save women and children from an abusive home.

The fact that wa let's men into any of their shelters is a huge problem especially when we know that atleast 1 of them is a convicted pedophile.
Women fleeing domestic violence shouldn't have to worry about men being in their shelters or that those men might sexually abuse their dc.
Every penny spent on men is wasted money. Yes there is a serious problem with under funding womens services across the board which is why the wa shouldn't be housing men.
As for your proformative virtue signalling about misogyny and still funding services that are actively endangering women and children in the name of inclusion just no. I won't spend a single penny funding dangerous so called womens charities and/or services until they stop undermining womens and girls rights or safety, instead I will spend my money on groups that obey the law and protect women and girls from all men including those who claim to be women.
You are free to support the men and so called womens charities that prioritise the wants of men over the needs of women and children but you will never shame me into doing so. I will have no part in your surrender and appeasment politics