An Exeter domestic violence support group says services for victims are definitely deteriorating because of a shortage of funding.
Public sector spending cuts mean local authorities have less money to award to charities and voluntary organisations.
Jeanette Brown from the SEEDS group - which helps survivors of domestic abuse - says the funding cuts suffered by the police are also taking their toll.
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