Women Forced To Choose Between Abuse And Homelessness

Women in the capital are being forced to choose between remaining at the hands of abuse or face homelessness, according to a new Solace Women’s Aid report. Safe as Houses looks at how an increased fear of homelessness is keeping women in dangerous situations – with almost half saying that fear of losing their tenancy had been a barrier to leaving their abuser. Nearly one in three women are said to make six or more approaches to seek safe accommodation, only to be turned away – with two out of three of those surveyed said to have had a negative experience of their Local Authority’s housing services. Download the report from the Solace Women’s Aid website.

https://www.solacewomensaid.org/sites/default/files/2019-10/Solace_SafeasHousesReport_FINAL_0.pdf