We welcome the Inquiry’s recognition that the surge in domestic abuse should have been foreseen; however, the fact that women with NRPF are three times more likely to be subjected to VAWG should have been addressed. 4/5
The government must now accept all our life-saving recommendations, end the hostile environment and work with us to ensure that a robust response to domestic abuse is prioritised in future pandemics. 5/5
Domestic abuse reached crisis levels during the pandemic. Migrant victim-survivors with no recourse to public funds (NRPF) were trapped in a triple bind of Covid-19, domestic abuse, and the threat of deportation and destitution. 1/5