Domestic Abusers Will Face Eviction From Social Housing Under Proposed New Law

Domestic abusers will face eviction from social housing under proposed new law

Domestic abuse perpetrators will face eviction from social housing under a new law moving through Parliament.

Labour's new housing law could see domestic abusers evicted from social housing

The massive changes to housing law could come soon as the government commences the second reading today

Refuge welcomes Social Housing Bill, calling for survivor safety to remain central

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New UK Housing Bill Could Let Abuse Victims Stay in Their Homes While Perpetrators Are Forced Out

Abusers could be evicted from social housing without victims having to leave first.The Bill would prevent perpetrators from using tenancy rules to make survivors homeless.Ministers are also proposing major reforms to the Right to Buy scheme.Domestic abuse victims living in social housing could soon be allowed to remain in their homes while perpetrators are forced to leave, under a new government-backed Social Housing Bill returning to Parliament…

New law to help domestic abuse victims stay in their home

Victims of domestic abuse living in social housing will be able to stay in their homes while perpetrators are evicted, under new legislation being debated this week. The Social Housing Bill, which has its second reading on 1 June, will change how domestic abuse cases are handled within the social…

Women’s Aid responds to the Social Housing Bill - Women’s Aid

Women’s Aid responds to the Social Housing Bill Veronica Oakeshott, Head of External Affairs at Women’s Aid, comments: “Today, the Social Housing Bill receives its second reading, and we are pleased to see that it contains measures to protect survivors of domestic abuse in joint tenancies, which Women’s Aid, along with sector colleagues, have long campaigned on. “Currently, for survivors trapped in a joint tenancy with their abuser, it is slow c…