Citation

Quintana Vigiola G, Donnelly S, Wan K. Urban Pol. Res. 2022; ePub(ePub): ePub.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2022, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.1080/08111146.2022.2122426

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

Domestic and family violence (DFV) increased in complexity during the COVID-19 pandemic, creating further opportunities to help women escape DFV. Governments responded by injecting ad-hoc funding into temporary housing options and homelessness services. This paper provides an integrated discussion between the COVID-driven responses (policy analysis) and the experiences of DFV service providers in NSW, Australia (empirical data), which showed that existing policies are often limited in scope and out of touch with the DFV survivors' long-term housing and support needs. A more holistic approach with DFV targeted housing responses and policies is needed to more effectively help women leaving DFV.

Language: en

Keywords

access to housing; COVID-19; domestic and family violence; housing policy; Long-term housing; NSW; private rental market; social housing