Domestic abuse

Housing options

You have the right to live in safety and to feel secure in your own home.

Our Housing Options Officers can give you advice and support with your housing options.

Whether you wish to move or stay, they can help.

Contact your local housing office and ask to speak to a Housing Options Officer.

Meeting your housing needs

If you feel it's no longer safe for you or your children to remain in your home, we can provide you with somewhere to stay.

Generally, this will be one of our temporary accommodation properties. This gives you time to make long-term safe arrangements. We will help you with this.

Your rights if you choose to return to your own home

We will find you somewhere safe to stay, no matter how many times you come to us for help.

Find out more information on your housing rights.

How we can help if you want to stay in your home

We can make your home more secure. This is to help you remain in your property and feel safer. For example, additional security such as lock changes, chains or other measures.

There may be legal options available to you to help keep your abuser away from your home. These can be explored with a solicitor with the help of Women’s Aid.

Other housing options

You may not want to move into temporary housing, or there may not be anywhere suitable in the area you need to live.

We can help you move into other types of housing. For example, a privately rented home.