Scotland's housing crisis is forcing victims of domestic abuse to live with their attackers due to a lack of alternative accommodation.
There can be few more shocking indictments of Scotland ’s housing crisis than victims of domestic abuse being forced to live in the their attacker’s home as they cannot find an alternative place to stay. Campaigners have today warned a growing number of mothers are choosing to stay in abusive households because there is nowhere for them to go with their kids.
It comes at a time several councils, including Edinburgh and Glasgow, have declared housing emergencies as they don’t have enough affordable accommodation to meet demand. With precious little council housing on offer in many places, the cost of renting privately has soared in the years since the Covid pandemic. Affordable housing in all forms is in short supply. But the situation is made doubly hard for those with children. Recent figures found that 108 families in Glasgow were living in B&Bs or hotels, the use of which is strictly limited by law
HOUSING CRISIS DOMESTIC ABUSE SCOTLAND AFFORDABLE HOUSING HOMELESSNESS
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