Protecting Victims of Domestic Vilolence: A New Immigration Policy
- Document number
- 2919
- Date
- 2012
- Title
- Protecting Victims of Domestic Vilolence: A New Immigration Policy
- Author/publisher
- Home Office, United Kingdom Border Agency
- Availability
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- Document type(s)
- National Law,
- Keywords
- Irregular Migration, Feminization of migration, Economic migration, Labour migration, Free movement, Undocumented migrants; Undocumented labour; Migrant rights; Migration management; Comprehensive approach to migration; Migration policy; Violence,
- Summary
- The UK Home Office has introduced a new policy to provide access to public funds for migrants who are victims of domestic violence. In effect since 1 April 2012, this policy replaces the pilot ‘Sojourner Project', a scheme which had been run by Eaves Housing association and funded by the UK Home Office since November 2009. Like the pilot programme, this policy will enable migrants who are in United Kingdom as the spouse or partner of a British Citizen or permanent resident who experience domestic violence at the hands of their visa sponsor to access accommodation and financial support. As the visa conditions of their stay limits their access to public funds for the first two years, the UK government has recognised the need to enable access to public funds whilst they make a claim to stay permanently in the UK under the Domestic Violence Immigration Rule. To qualify for the fund, migrants must submit a claim to stay permanently in the UK under the Domestic Violence Immigration Rule (Settlement DV).
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