Cork has highest number of domestic violence survivors accessing rent supplement

The scheme allows domestic abuse survivors to access rent supplement for three months without a means test to try to ensure they are not prevented from leaving their home due to financial concerns.

Cork has had the highest number of domestic violence survivors availing of a rent supplement scheme, with a charity saying that is reflective of the “severely deficient” access to refuge spaces.

The scheme, which was introduced during the pandemic, allows domestic abuse survivors to access rent supplement for three months without a means test to try to ensure they are not prevented from leaving their home due to financial concerns.