Organisations that support victims of crime have been awarded a
total of £405,451 from a fund financed by penalties imposed on
offenders who received a court fine.
Eight organisations – including Victim Support Scotland,
Dumbarton District Women’s Aid, Migrant Help, The Moira
Fund, The Manda Centre, Survivors of Human Trafficking in
Scotland (SOHTiS), Action Against Stalking and Dundee Women’s Aid
– will share the funding to provide practical help directly to
victims.
This is the fourth round of payments from the Victim Surcharge
Fund, which was established in November 2019, and takes the
latest funding to £1,322,437.
Victims and Community Safety Minister said: “I am pleased
the fund has provided support to so many people. Since financial
awards were first made in January 2021, 14 different victim
support organisations have benefited from this fund - all
of which have used the money to help people impacted by crime.
“It is only right that the people who commit crimes should pay
towards helping those impacted to recover from the trauma and
move on with their lives.”
Kate Wallace, Chief Executive of Victim Support Scotland, said:
“Funding to VSS Emergency Assistance Fund made it possible to
reach more than 1,400 victims of crime and their families with
awards last year totalling over £400,000.
“Too many people face financial hardship as a result of crime,
and this funding allows us to cover the costs of essential items
such as food vouchers, rent, property repairs, alarms and funeral
costs.”
Background:
The following organisations are set to benefit from the Victim
Surcharge Fund in this round:
Victim Support Scotland
(VSS)
£300,000
Dumbarton District Women’s
Aid
£11,750
Migrant
Help
£28,540
The Moira
Fund
£14,500
The Manda
Centre
£10,000
Survivors of Human Trafficking in Scotland
(SOHTIS)
£20,661
Action Against
Stalking
£15,000
Dundee Women’s
Aid
£5,000
