The UK government has announced a new multi-million-pound misogyny prevention fund, with Chancellor John Healey providing £15 million to the Office for the Impact Economy (OIE), according to a press release published on 27 October 2026. The money is to be invested over three years in schemes that could include mentoring for young people, workplace training and communications campaigns aimed at improving outcomes and safety for women and girls across the UK.

The fund, announced jointly by Healey and Minister for Women and Equalities Bridget Phillipson, was expected to be confirmed in the 2026 Budget on Wednesday 28 October, the release said. It is intended to underpin Phillipson's misogyny prevention taskforce and to serve as a basis for working with corporate partners and philanthropists to unlock match funding. The release said the taskforce's work would be supported by £5 million of funding each year for the next three years.

The funding will run through the OIE in partnership with the Office for Equality and Opportunity, using a bidding process through which organisations receive grants. The release cited existing sector work including Women's Aid's Expect Respect schools programme, mentoring and bystander training funded by the Mayor of London, and workplace training from Equimundo.