The bank is joining a scheme where branches offer rooms to domestic abuse victims as a safe space to seek help.
Domestic abuse victims will be able to use "safe spaces" in nearly 300 TSB branches to get specialist support, the bank has said.The scheme has been trialled in branches in Worcestershire, Herefordshire and Shropshire.
"Businesses have a unique role in breaking the silence around domestic abuse," said Sue Harper, head of domestic abuse prevention at Hestia. "For some, going into their local bank will be one of the few connections they have with the wider community."The Safe Spaces scheme was launched by Hestia in the middle of lockdown last May after it realised victims needed a way to get to specialist support.
"The last year has been extremely difficult for everyone, but even more so for domestic abuse victims who have often been trapped in lockdown for months on end with perpetrators," said Domestic Abuse Commissioner, Nicole Jacobs. When lockdown measures started to tighten in November, Hestia said it saw a 30% increase in demand for its services.
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