Domestic abuse: Safe, supported accommodation

The proposed service will provide support for: • people and their children who have experienced domestic abuse, or who are at risk of being abused; and • who are also in need of short-term, safe, supported accommodation. 21 units of accommodation, will be available for the provision of the service. This is a refuge for women and children and consists of 20 self-contained flats and one self-contained bedsit, usually used for emergencies. The successful provider will need to sign a Service Level Agreement with the Housing Association landlord of the property. Additionally, the successful provider will be expected to provide: • a minimum of 41 additional units which can be a mixture of another refuge provision, safe, dispersed properties, or smaller blocks of accommodation; these will be funded through rental income and housing benefit; and • a further 8 units of safe accommodation, as a minimum, by the end of the first 2 years of the contract period .i.e. a minimum of 70 units in total.