YOKOHAMA (Kyodo) Two victims of domestic violence now living in hiding are planning to file an injunction later this week to prevent their government-sponsored cash handouts from going to their husbands, their lawyers said Monday.

In their claim, to be filed at the Yokohama District Court, the women are challenging the fairness of sending cash handouts solely to the nominal head of a household, in this case their husbands.

As the registered head of the household, the money is supposed to go to the husbands in accordance with central government policy, said lawyer Etsuko Saga, who is representing both women in the filing.