Lack of social housing and poor council decisions failing vulnerable in England, say lawyersThousands of vulnerable survivors of domestic violence in England are being housed in dirty and unsuitable accommodation, including dwellings overrun with mice and mould, holes in the floor and no electricity.Housing lawyers and charities said a lack of social housing and poor council decisions meant women were increasingly being put in temporary accommodation that was not fit for purpose, putting them at risk of returning to the perpetrators of abuse. Continue reading…
Via: Thousands fleeing domestic violence face squalid housing
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