To celebrate International Women’s Day, the Greater Manchester Branch of the Women’s Equality Party have co-produced a Women’s Night Walk followed by an After Party with Stretford Public Hall and the women of Ryebank Fields. We would love it if you could join us. We’ll be meeting at the main gate to Ryebank Fields main … Continue reading “Event – Women’s Equality Party – Women’s Night Walk”

Hundreds of suicides a year could be linked to abuse at home. Experts want to collect better data to bring about real change. Eight months before she took her own life, Abigail Patterson, 29, was brutally assaulted by her partner, Robert Holiday. She had suffered five years of violence and on this occasion, received a fractured … Continue reading “News – Suicide by domestic violence: call to count the hidden toll of women’s lives”

Job Title: Cover WorkersSalary/ Rate: £10.57 per hourLocation: Halton, Cheshire West and Chester and RochdaleClosing Date: N/AHours: Varied WHAG has a pool of cover workers who provide occasional support at our projects, to cover for periods of sickness, holidays and other absences. Cover workers need to demonstrate knowledge and experience of working with vulnerable women and children and have a … Continue reading “Job Vacancy – WHAG – Cover Workers”

Job Title: Concierge Officer (Waking Nights)Salary/ Rate: NJC Scale 3 (£18,065) (Actual Salary: £13,613)Location: RochdaleClosing Date: 14th March 2022Hours: 28 hours per week (2 nights plus every 3 Saturday) WHAG is a leading charity delivering quality support services to women, men and their families who are affected by domestic abuse, homeless vulnerable women and young parents across North West England. … Continue reading “Job Vacancy – WHAG – Concierge Officer (Waking Nights)”

Domestic abuse victims could soon be able to choose where they rebuild their lives under new plans, the Government has announced. Currently, victims of abuse need a local connection to an area before they can apply for emergency social housing. This can often mean victims are forced to live in the same communities as their … Continue reading “News – The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities – Housing local connection tests could be scrapped for victims of domestic abuse”

Apple will warn AirTag users when they are setting up the device that it is illegal to use it to track people, as the tech firm responds to concerns that the product is used by stalkers. AirTags can be attached to personal items such as car keys or backpacks so that people can find them … Continue reading “Tech News – Apple to start warning AirTag users not to use devices to track people”

Women who have been subjected to domestic abuse are 44 per cent more likely to die from any cause than the wider population, a new study has found. Researchers at the University of Warwick and Birmingham discovered domestic abuse survivors are at increased risk of developing cardiometabolic diseases such as type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease. The study stresses … Continue reading “News – Health – Female domestic abuse survivors ’44 per cent more likely’ to die from any cause”

The NHS is inadvertently allowing domestic abusers to track down their victims by informing them of the times and locations of children’s health appointments. Domestic abusers are in some cases receiving texts, emails and letters about children’s appointment times – despite victims telling health professionals they escaped an abusive partner and asking for records to be changed. … Continue reading “News – How NHS is inadvertently telling domestic abusers where they can track down their victims”

£125 million for councils to provide vital support services for domestic abuse victims during 2022/23, taking total to date to £330 million Funding to go towards healthcare, social workers and benefits, interpreters, immigration advice and other specialist services Consultations launched to give victims the best chance of rebuilding their lives where they choose Builds on … Continue reading “Press Release – Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities – More support for domestic abuse victims to rebuild their lives”

During the passage of the Domestic Abuse Act 2021, concerns were raised over the current rules on joint tenancies, which mean that victims of domestic abuse who are in a joint tenancy with their abuser can be vulnerable to the threat of being made homeless by their abuser. Should the victim want to stay in … Continue reading “Consultation – Government – Consultation on the impacts of joint tenancies on victims of domestic abuse”