My charity will make certain that we exercise the funding wisely,but let’s not forget that it is everyone’s responsibilityWomen’s Aid is feeling extremely fortunate. The chancellor has just announced that we will be sharing a fund of £2m to work with another domestic abuse charity, SafeLives, or to improve early intervention in domestic abuse: something we have long argued is fundamental.
This work is being funded through the proceeds of the tax on sanitary products. There is good in this,but questions are inevitable and we are happy the government will continue to work to gather rid of this tax. Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com