A similar warning has also emerged from the Women’s Budget Group. Director Mary-Ann Stephenson believes authorities are endangering services to protect women from violence via the aforementioned budget reductions.
To make matters worse, rising costs of living in Great Britain have left many women feeling unable to leave abusive relationships. Women’s Aid even released data that suggests women who endure domestic violence frequently lack the resources to live without their abusers.
All things considered, canning social services for survivors only further puts the squeeze on people in vulnerable situations.
The Coventry Rape and Sexual Abuse Centre
As a prime example of warnings from these social services groups, the Coventry Rape and Sexual Abuse Centre is already feeling the sting of funding cuts. After the Coventry city council tightened its budget, the centre lost £195,000 and therefore closed its waiting list.
Even before these budget cuts became a factor, women’s shelters and other facilities struggled to keep up with inflation. Further narrowing their access to resources only ensures that more victims will go without potentially life-saving aid.
