The money will help up to 43,000 people who have suffered domestic violence to have access to the help they need and will enable victims and their children to stay safe, recover from the trauma, and access safe permanent rehousing where needed.
The announcement follows the confirmation of a new legal duty to create a consistent approach to accommodation-based support for domestic abuse victims in England, helping all families recover and overcome their experiences.
As well as funding, the Government has announced that the Domestic Abuse Bill will be reintroduced to the House and will bring about the first-ever statutory government definition of domestic abuse to specifically include economic abuse and controlling and manipulative non-physical abuse.
The Bill will also establish a new Domestic Abuse Commissioner and prohibit the cross-examination of victims by their abusers in the family courts.
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