Domestic abuse is a leading cause of homelessness, and some of the most harrowing cases I have dealt with as a constituency MP have involved the difficulty faced by survivors of abuse in accessing safe, secure housing. Will the Secretary of State undertake to ensure in the Bill that survivors of domestic abuse automatically have priority need status for housing and, most importantly, that local authorities are fully and sustainably funded to deliver that obligation?
Domestic Abuse Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Helen Hayes
(Labour)
in the House of Commons on Wednesday, 2 October 2019.
It occurred during Debate on bills on Domestic Abuse Bill.
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