Purpose

The Ministry of Housing,
Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) has awarded Leeds City
Council (LCC) £2.4 million through the Domestic Abuse Safe
Accommodation Grant for 2025-26. In line with recurring new burdens
funding this has been consolidated into the Local Government
Finance Settlement. The grant is clearly identifiable in the
Settlement as a new separate line and its purpose is to enable LCC
to meet its responsibilities, under Part 4 of the Domestic Abuse
Act 2021, to support victims of domestic abuse and their children
within safe accommodation
Approval is being sought to:

accept the grant allocation from
MHCLG
award funding to a number of
organisations to continue the support they are providing to
victim-survivors of domestic abuse (funded through this grant
previously)

allocate an element of the grant to the
Council in order to fund the administrative burden associated with
the Statutory Duty

Content

The decision maker approved the
recommendations set out in the report attached with effect
from the decision date.