{"id":48096,"date":"2025-06-17T15:10:27","date_gmt":"2025-06-17T14:10:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/?p=48096"},"modified":"2025-06-17T15:29:21","modified_gmt":"2025-06-17T14:29:21","slug":"safe-blog-the-barriers-making-survivors-journeys-to-safety-more-difficult-and-dangerous","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/safe-blog-the-barriers-making-survivors-journeys-to-safety-more-difficult-and-dangerous\/","title":{"rendered":"Safe blog: The barriers making survivors\u2019 journeys to safety more difficult and dangerous"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"48096\" class=\"elementor elementor-48096\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-47e62ce e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"47e62ce\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f67342e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f67342e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1><span class=\"TextRun SCXW97492490 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW97492490 BCX8\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"heading 1\">The barriers making survivors\u2019 journeys to safety more difficult and dangerous<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW97492490 BCX8\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134245418&quot;:true,&quot;134245529&quot;:true,&quot;335559738&quot;:360,&quot;335559739&quot;:80}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h1><h2>A <strong><em>Safe<\/em><\/strong> blog<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e9f07d elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"5e9f07d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b42d31 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4b42d31\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-contrast=\"none\"><strong>17th June 2025:<\/strong> Through dedicated support and advocacy, Women\u2019s Aid\u2019s <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/what-we-do\/i-work-with-survivors\/no-woman-turned-away\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">No Woman Turned Away Project (NWTA)<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\"> supports women and their children fleeing domestic abuse who face barriers when trying to access a safe place to stay. Our <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/nowhere-to-turn-2025\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Nowhere to Turn 2025 report<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\"> evaluates the work of the NWTA project in 2024 and utilises insights from the project to inform research on the experiences of survivors facing additional structural barriers and inequalities to accessing refuge and other safe accommodation.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Our report evidences the urgent need to fund refuge services that can meet survivors\u2019 diverse support needs, includes an in-depth exploration of the specific barriers faced by migrant survivors with no recourse to public funds (NRPF) and presents key recommendations needed to address these barriers.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cfb013e elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"cfb013e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-512dc3a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"512dc3a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><strong>There is a significant shortage of and an urgent need to fund refuge spaces that are equipped to meet survivors\u2019 support needs\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3><ul><li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"6\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">A total of 70 women were refused between one and 10 times from a refuge vacancy listed on Routes to Support, as the vacancy was unable to meet their support needs. This is a 27.3% increase compared with 2023.<\/span><\/li><li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"6\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">By the end of support from NWTA, 48.0% of women had a new housing outcome including refuge, emergency accommodation and private rental.<\/span><\/li><li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"6\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Women experienced further abuse and hardship while waiting for refuge; 24.0% experienced further abuse, 13.2% could not afford essentials and 8.8% slept rough.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55db0e9 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"55db0e9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24650ec elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"24650ec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><strong>The Migrant Victims of Domestic Abuse Concession (MVDAC) replaced the Destitute Domestic Violence Concession (DDVC) in 20242, exacerbating barriers to accessing safe accommodation\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3><ul><li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"3\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">It is crucial that survivors access immigration advice before applying for the MVDAC because they may have no further visa application options when the MVDAC expires. However, there is a national shortage of legal aid solicitors and less than half (47.4%) of women were able to access immigration advice by case closure.<\/span><\/li><li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"3\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Uncertainty among refuge workers on whether survivors with the MVDAC can apply for the Domestic Abuse Rule and continue to access the public funds needed for refuge has led to more refuges declining referrals for these women or requesting a solicitor is already in place to make a further immigration application and\/or the survivor is already accessing benefits. The MVDAC has therefore exacerbated barriers to accessing refuge for survivors with the concession.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240,&quot;335559740&quot;:278}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-828e612 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"828e612\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb82621 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bb82621\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Unqualified professionals are illegally giving immigration advice to survivors<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240,&quot;335559740&quot;:278}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h3><ul><li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"4\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Non-regulated professionals gave immigration advice to 29 survivors and for a quarter (24.1%) of these, the advice was inaccurate. Non-regulated professionals also submitted immigration applications on behalf of 12 survivors. This is illegal and has serious implications on survivor\u2019s immigration options.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240,&quot;335559740&quot;:278}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-466bfbf elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"466bfbf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10dd7dc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"10dd7dc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Our report found that statutory services often failed to meet their legal duty to support survivors. A key role of the NWTA project is to challenge statutory services to ensure they meet their legal duties to survivors, sometimes with the support of solicitors.\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240,&quot;335559740&quot;:278}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h3><ul><li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"2\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Over two-thirds (67.4%) of inadequate and unsafe responses to survivors recorded by Women\u2019s Aid direct services were regarding statutory services.<\/span><\/li><li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"2\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">For 61.5% of families with NRPF, children\u2019s services failed to provide adequate support and accommodation.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240,&quot;335559740&quot;:278}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f25709b elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"f25709b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-438cb6f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"438cb6f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">How can these barriers be addressed?<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240,&quot;335559740&quot;:278}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h3><p><span data-contrast=\"none\">To address the barriers explored in our report, Women\u2019s Aid is calling for statutory service workers to receive training developed and delivered by specialist domestic abuse organisations. Statutory services play an integral role in supporting survivors and staff must be equipped to recognise and meet the needs of women and children fleeing abuse.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559685&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Women\u2019s Aid recommends that frontline workers at local domestic abuse services access training on supporting women with insecure immigration status to ensure these survivors receive the right support including accessing immigration advice.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559685&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"none\">We are calling for the Home Office to abolish the NRPF condition for all survivors, extend the eligibility of the MVDAC and Domestic Abuse Rule to all survivors and fund training on supporting survivors with insecure immigration status for statutory and local domestic abuse services.\u202fWe also recommend that the Ministry of Justice reinstate legal aid for all survivors and ensure that there are sufficient legal aid solicitors to meet demand.\u202f<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559685&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Read the full report\u00a0<\/span><\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/nowhere-to-turn-2025\/\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">here<\/span><\/b><\/a><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Find out more about No Woman Turned Away and make a referral\u00a0<\/span><\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/what-we-do\/i-work-with-survivors\/no-woman-turned-away\/\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">here<\/span><\/b><\/a><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e8ccaba elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"e8ccaba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The barriers making survivors\u2019 journeys to safety more difficult and dangerous A Safe blog 17th June 2025: Through dedicated support and advocacy, Women\u2019s Aid\u2019s No Woman Turned Away Project (NWTA) supports women and their children fleeing domestic abuse who face barriers when trying to access a safe place to stay. 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