{"id":5435,"date":"2021-06-26T10:52:35","date_gmt":"2021-06-26T10:52:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/safeguardinghub.co.uk\/?p=5435"},"modified":"2021-06-26T10:52:35","modified_gmt":"2021-06-26T10:52:35","slug":"refusing-refuge-for-domestic-abuse-survivors-will-cost-lives-says-dame-julie-walters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/safeguardinghub.co.uk\/refusing-refuge-for-domestic-abuse-survivors-will-cost-lives-says-dame-julie-walters\/","title":{"rendered":"Refusing refuge for domestic abuse survivors will cost lives, says Dame Julie Walters"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/news\/15398561\/dame-julie-walters-refusing-refuge-cost-lives\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload alignnone size-full\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271272%27%20height%3D%271823%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%201272%201823%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%271272%27%20height%3D%271823%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/safeguardinghub.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/23ed90f7-425c-472d-a90d-752dd95383aa.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>PROVIDING the right accommodation for those fleeing domestic violence could mean the difference between life and death. Earlier this year, charities and campaigners welcomed the Domestic Abuse Act , a landmark piece of legislation to help the 2.4million victims of abuse in the UK every year.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-align: center; color: #404040;\">But the charity Women\u2019s Aid says the Act must clearly specify that the \u00a3125million-a-year pledged for accommodation for survivors is spent on specialist refuges, and not housing associations, landlords or other services.<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Today, The Sun \u2013 which has long pushed for more funding for refuges with our Give Me Shelter campaign \u2013 is backing the charity\u2019s call.<\/p>\n<p>Here, Women\u2019s Aid patron Dame Julie Walters tells Kate Jackson why this amendment is necessary, while Jess Phillips, Shadow Minister for\u00a0<span class=\"highlightedTerm\">Domestic Violence<\/span>\u00a0and Safeguarding, says the Government risks losing the gains we have made if it fails on this.<\/p>\n<p>Read the full story from The Sub below:<\/p>\n<p>Source: <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/news\/15398561\/dame-julie-walters-refusing-refuge-cost-lives\/\">Refusing refuge for domestic abuse survivors will cost lives, says Dame Julie Walters<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PROVIDING the right accommodation for those fleeing domestic violence could [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":5436,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[176,38],"tags":[76,77],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8.1 - 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