Decision details

The Ministry of Justice announced an in-year uplift to PCC’s core grant funding in August 2022 which had to be spent by March 2023, with no commitments to this continuing after this date. Greater Manchester received £285,000. It was agreed to prioritise this funding on assisting organisations supporting victims with the increased cost-of-living and providing practical support in people accessing services to cope with this over the winter months.

We carried out an expression of interest process to allocate this funding and specified that we would prioritise support for:

• Communities of identity
• No recourse to public funds
• Older People
• People with disabilities

Organisations could bid for a maximum of £25,000 and in the majority of cases we part funded bids following the review of applications.

The fund was oversubscribed and therefore after the undertaking of a robust assessment process it has been agreed to fund an additional £61,498 of funding requests through the Police Property Act Fund. This is due to the evident demand within organisations and the obvious need of people accessing services articulated within applications.

£4593 will to be provided to Manchester City Council for the commissioning of the LGBT IDVA at the LGBT Foundation. This is jointly funded by the GMCA and MCC. MCC have agreed an inflationary uplift with the provider. This is an uplift to their core funding via MCC due to the cost of living and associated pressure on budgets. This uplift will be funded from MoJ victims grant funding.

A total of £351,091 is allocated to organisations supporting victims of crime – primarily organisations working with victims and survivors of domestic abuse and sexual violence to assist with the cost-of-living crisis and supporting those accessing services over the winter months.

£289,593 will be provided through the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) in-year uplift funding to victims’ core grant funding and £61,498 will be provided through the Police Property Act funding. All funding is being used on practical measures such as care packages, additional capacity within services e.g., peer mentor sessions and group counselling, costs to support people accessing services and interpreter costs. Funding awarded is outlined below:

Organisation Amount
Caribbean and African Health Network (CAHN) £8000
Olive Pathway £10,500
Survivors Manchester £12,500
LGBT Foundation £9000 – cost of living uplift funding
£4593 – to be provided to Manchester City Council for the commissioning of the LGBT IDVA at the LGBT Foundation. This is jointly funded by the GMCA and MCC. MCC have agreed an inflationary uplift with the provider. due to the cost of living and associated pressure on budgets. This uplift will come from the MoJ core victims grant funding.

Safety4Sisters £14,040
NESTAC £13,000
GM Law Centre £12,500
Wigan Council (to disseminate through DIAS) £25,000
Endeavour £17,962
Migdal Emunah £12,000
Safenet £10240
WaiYin £9500
Dimobi Children's Disability Trust £7885
The River Manchester £11,600
Pankhurst Trust (Manchester Women’s Aid) £12,000
Manchester Action on Street Health (MASH) £10,000
Action Together Oldham for:
1. Support Action Women’s Network (SAWN)
2. REEL CIC
3. Werneth and Freehold Community Development Project
4. Peaceful Minds CIC
5. UK Education and Faith Foundation (UKeff)
£25,000
Rochdale Women’s Welfare Association (RWWA) £16,700
Rochdale Connections Trust £3000
Victim Support in Rochdale £5000
WHAG £8250
Salford Foundation £12,000
Salford Women’s Aid £7500
Stockport Women’s Centre £8156
Bridges £10,000
LEAP £6500
Trafford Council (for TDAS) £13,100
Stockport without Abuse £12000
Diversity Matters Northwest £13,565
Warm Hut UK £10,000
Total £351,091