It’s time to remove the weapon of housing debt from the hands of abusers

By Polly Neate 2026-07-20T06:00:00

Too often domestic abuse survivors are prevented from getting a social housing tenancy because of being held responsible for debt they didn’t even know about. A new amendment to the Social Housing Bill backed by the Chartered Institute of Housing would tackle this problem, writes Polly Neate

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