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Figure 15:5 Refuge and Move on services
Carmarthenshire Ceredigion Pembrokeshire
Refuge number supported 99 29 Number supported in move on units 24 79 9 Total 123 79 38 Floating (community) support 227 78 68
Source: Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion and Pembrokeshire IDVA Services, 2016
Refuges are managed by specialist services, with the refuges being owned by LA or Social Housing Landlords. Funding for support in refuges comes from Supporting People. Rents are covered through housing benefits, providing that the survivor is able to access the benefits system. Housing are a vital partner in addressing accommodation issues for survivors of domestic abuse.
One Stop Shops have been funded through capital grants from Welsh Goverment, where specialist services either purchased buildings or leased them utilising the grant. Specialist services welcome partners utilising these buildings to assist with partnership working.
Currently target hardening options are limited in the three counties. Police utilise locksmith services for emergencies for the most acute needs but options are lacking further down the scale. Target hardening can improve feelings of safety and can contribute to a reduction in demand for refuge services. There is a need to identify cost effective target hardening solutions with a partnership approach.
There is also a need to consider how to assist migrant, refugee and asylum seeking women who have no recourse to public funds but who may be subject to FGM, ‘honour’ based violence, forced marriage, domestic abuse and sexual violence. Although the numbers are difficult to estimate accurately (for example the total number of asylum seekers and refugees living in Wales is estimated to be between 7,500 and 11,500) (Crawley, 2013), there is a need to consider appropriate pathways for these women who may be suffering abuse and to identify and access funding that may exist for example from the Home Office for non EU women on spousal visas.
Data collection from specialist services other than IDVA services is lacking. Specialist providers across all three counties accept referrals from marginalised groups. Each LA considers equality impact in any decision-making around the commissioning of services.
Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) communities are able to access domestic abuse services although specialist support for BME communities and Gypsy and Traveller
West Wales Population Assessment March 2017 VAWDASV