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"People who flee domestic violence desperately need safe, affordable and secure
housing. Our study of people on housing waiting lists in New South Wales,
Tasmania and Queensland found private rental housing isn’t an option when
leaving domestic violence.
Besides the cost, most people fleeing domestic violence aren’t able to provide
rental histories and credit ratings. That makes it very difficult to be
accepted as a tenant.
The obvious solution is social housing – affordable rental housing provided by
government or not-for-profit agencies. However, our interviews with people who
fled their homes because of domestic violence revealed they had great
difficulty accessing social housing.
Their marginal housing status or homelessness then contributed to some
interviewees’ children being taken away. Knowing this risk, others asked
extended family to care for their children until they found a secure home."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
