Isle of Wight Radio
10:00am - 3:00pm
Live and Local Podcast - Supporting Live Local Music On The Isle Of Wight
£292K Confirmed For Domestic Abuse Victims On Isle Of Wight
By Iona Stewart-Richardson
£292,000 to support victims of domestic abuse has been confirmed by the local authority.
As first reported by Isle of Wight Radio, earlier this month (February) the Government Minister for Rough Sleeping and Housing Eddie Hughes allocated the money for the Isle of Wight Council - to provide support for domestic abuse victims and their children.
The council said the extra funding, allocated as part of the government s 2020 Domestic Abuse Bill, would help ensure the right level of support was being provided to those who need it.
MHCLG announces new Midlands home will be a Glenn Howells office
bdonline.co.uk - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from bdonline.co.uk Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
MHCLG confirms plans to set up West Midlands HQ
building.co.uk - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from building.co.uk Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
MORE ‘places of safety’ have opened across the county for people fleeing domestic abuse. The new hubs have been opened as part of Oxfordshire County Council’s partnership with housing association and developer A2Dominion. The two new ‘places of safety’ will provide those Oxfordshire residents at risk of domestic abuse with specialised support and accommodation. The new scheme has been supported with funding from the Ministry of Housing Communities and Local Government, as part of £16.6m funding provided to 75 domestic abuse support projects. The Oxfordshire Domestic Abuse Service currently offers residents a safe place to live when fleeing domestic abuse, with several shelters across the county.
Government launches £30m fire alarm fund
Residents living in high-rise buildings with unsafe cladding can now get financial support from the Government to help them buy fire alarms.
The £30m relief fund will protect leaseholders from the high costs of ‘waking watches’, where a building is continually patrolled in case of a fire, by providing funds for fire alarms.
‘We know many people are anxious about the costs of waking watches, which was always only intended as an interim measure while historic safety issues were fixed,’ said housing secretary Robert Jenrick.
‘This fund will relieve the financial pressure on residents in these buildings and ensure they will be kept safe. I encourage those who are eligible not to delay and start their applications swiftly so we can distribute the funds as quickly as possible.’