It is implemented this Friday. Emergency financial aid allocated to victims of domestic violence to help them leave their home will range from a minimum amount of 240 euros to 1,330 euros, the National Family Allowance Fund (Cnaf) indicated on Thursday. . Provided for by the law of 28, 2023, this emergency aid must be granted within 3 to 5 days, and help the victim to meet their immediate expenses.
“Woman or man, in the process of separating or not, with or without dependent children, and whatever their resources”, any person who is a victim of domestic violence can request this help via the website or at the reception desks of the benefit offices. family, explains Cnaf. She will have to show a document “dating less than a year, attesting to the violence: filing of a complaint, protection order or report to the public prosecutor”, according to the press release.
244,300 victims in 2022
Paid in one go, the aid will be for a minimum amount of 240 euros up to 1,330 euros depending on the applicant’s resources and the number of dependent children, in the form of non-repayable aid or a loan without interest, according to Cnaf. The repayment of the emergency loan may be the responsibility of the violent spouse or partner.
A person with three dependent children under the age of 21, and whose resources are less than or equal to 690 euros per month, will receive 1,337 euros, indicates the Cnaf. In 2022, nearly 244,300 people were victims of domestic violence, or 15% more than the previous year, according to Cnaf. That same year, 118 women were killed by their partners, according to the Interior Ministry.