Dear Mr Mortimer
Thank you for
your request for information.
I apologise for
the delay in responding however, i have had to collate information
from various departments. Unfortunately there is no breakdown for
specific funding for DV in respect of men and women separately and
as we are only a District Council a number of our funding initiatives
are carried out in partnership with our organisations.
In response to
your request i am can confirm :
1. Housing Benefit
is paid to eligible occupants of local Women’s Refuges or victims
of DV in the community
2. Housing Services
funded sanctuary scheme measures to be installed for a DV household
during 2005/06 at the cost of £714.41 (including VAT). More
of these measures will be considered on a case by case basis.
3. Another way
in which we provide financial support for domestic violence services
is via the Worcestershire Supporting People programme – this
is government revenue funding for housing related support services
within the county - which is managed via a Partnership consisting
of representative of the Worcestershire LAs (including WDC), the County
Council, the Primary Care Trusts, Probation and a Provider Forum representative.
Should you require information about the amount of investment you
will need to contact them directly - Supporting People Manager - Tel
01905 763763.
4. For the past
two years Wychavon Community Safety has, with funding obtained through
South Worcestershire Community Safety forum, given £15,000 each
year to the Droitwich womens refuge for outreach support work throughout
Wychavon. That has now stopped. However, free security equipment is
issued to vulnerable residents and that does include domestic violence
victims. As a South Worcestershire Community Safety Partnership we
help to fund initiatives such as the 24 hour helpline and training
projects. Again should you require specific information it may be
best for you to contact these organisations directly:
Worcestershires
Domestic Violence Co-ordinator Claire Richards County Council , The
Pines, Bilford Road, Worcester WR3 8PU. Tel 01905 752817. Email crichards@worcestershire.gov.uk
and Richard Loveridge the South Worcestershire Community Safety Project
Manager who is responsible for monitoring all projects including those
involving domestic violence . Wyatt House, Farrier Street, Worcester
WR1 3BB. Tel 01905 722383. Email rloveridge@cityofworcester.gov.uk
I trust this information
is sufficient for your purposes however should you have any further
queries please contact me.
Should you have
any queries regarding the way in which this request has been dealt
with please contact Ian Marshall, Head of Legal and Support Services.
yours sincerely
Meesha Patel
Solicitor
Wychavon District Council
Civic Centre
Queen Elizabeth Drive
Pershore
Worcs
WR10 1PT
01386 565476
http://wychavon.whub.org.uk
