Housing Outcomes After Domestic and Family Violence

Flanagan, Kathleen; Blunden, Hazel; Valentine, Kylie; Henriette, Jane

Housing Outcomes After Domestic and Family Violence

AHURI Final Report No. 311, Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute Limited, Melbourne, doi:10.18408/ahuri-4116101, April 2019

104 Pages Posted: 14 May 2019

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Jane Henriette

University of Tasmania

Date Written: April 10, 2019

Abstract

This research examined the impact of housing and other support services on safety and wellbeing for families experiencing domestic and family violence. It reviewed the legislative framework, strategies, governance arrangements and major initiatives in each state and territory, together with interviews with key stakeholders and users to better understand the integration of support services.

Keywords: Domestic and family violence, housing outcomes, service integration, safety, risk, housing pathways, specialist homelessness services, sexual abuse, migrant women, family court, child custody, rent choice start safely, rapid rehousing, child protection, income support payments

JEL Classification: I14, I18, I31, I32, I38, R21, R31

Suggested Citation: Suggested Citation

Flanagan, Kathleen and Blunden, Hazel and Valentine, Kylie and Henriette, Jane, Housing Outcomes After Domestic and Family Violence (April 10, 2019). AHURI Final Report No. 311, Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute Limited, Melbourne, doi:10.18408/ahuri-4116101, April 2019, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3372009