{"id":44088,"date":"2024-01-29T11:39:16","date_gmt":"2024-01-29T11:39:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/?page_id=44088"},"modified":"2026-03-19T14:27:29","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T14:27:29","slug":"flexible-fund","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/what-we-do\/supporting-survivors\/flexible-fund\/","title":{"rendered":"Flexible Fund"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Nearly three-quarters\u202fof women experiencing domestic abuse faced greater difficulties leaving due to the rising cost of living. In response, we partnered with the Home Office to launch the<\/span>\u202f<\/span>successful pilot<\/span><\/a>\u202f<\/span>of the Flexible Fund in May 2023, which supported survivors in fleeing tormenting and often life-threatening abuse, and helped rebuild their lives.<\/span>\u202f<\/span>\u202f<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

Between\u202f<\/span>Tuesday 15th July 2025<\/span><\/b>\u202funtil\u202f<\/span>Wednesday 4th March 2026<\/span><\/b>,\u202fone-off payments were distributed to eligible survivors of domestic abuse through referrals from a network of local frontline services in<\/span>\u202f<\/span>England and Wales, including organisations, helplines and caseworkers who have a specialist understanding of domestic abuse.\u202f<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

The Flexible<\/span><\/b>\u202f<\/span><\/b>Fund for 2025-26<\/span><\/b>\u202f<\/span><\/b>has<\/span><\/b>\u202f<\/span><\/b>now closed.<\/span><\/b>\u202f<\/span><\/b>\u202f<\/span>\u202f<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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What is the Flexible fund?<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>

The Flexible Fund consists of two separate streams<\/strong> designed to provide financial support at different stages of a survivor\u2019s journey:<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t

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Flee<\/span><\/b> Fund<\/h2>

Offers a one-time payment of up to <\/span>\u00a3500<\/span><\/b> to survivors who lack the financial resources to leave abusive environments or remain safely in their home. These funds cover essential needs such as groceries, nappies, and clothing.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Future<\/span><\/b> Fund<\/h2>

Provides a one-time payment of up to <\/span>\u00a32,500<\/span><\/b> to facilitate survivors\u2019 transition to a more stable and independent future. For example, enabling them to put down a deposit for rental accommodation.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\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

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Flexible Fund\u00a0 Nearly three-quarters\u202fof women experiencing domestic abuse faced greater difficulties leaving due to the rising cost of living. In response, we partnered with the Home Office to launch the\u202fsuccessful pilot\u202fof the Flexible Fund in May 2023, which supported survivors in fleeing tormenting and often life-threatening abuse, and helped rebuild their lives.\u202f\u202f\u00a0 Between\u202fTuesday 15th July […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1186,"featured_media":0,"parent":23027,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"pmpro_default_level":"","inline_featured_image":false,"site-sidebar-layout":"no-sidebar","site-content-layout":"page-builder","ast-site-content-layout":"full-width-container","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"disabled","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"disabled","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"default","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"set","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-44088","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","pmpro-has-access"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nFlexible Fund - 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