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dc.contributor.authorPawson, Halen
dc.contributor.authorSharp, Cathyen
dc.contributor.authorNetto, Ginaen
dc.date.accessioned2022-06-30T23:25:10Z-
dc.date.available2022-06-30T23:25:10Z-
dc.date.issued2009en
dc.identifier.citation43 (7), December 2009en
dc.identifier.issn0144-5596en
dc.identifier.urihttps://anrows.intersearch.com.au/anrowsjspui/handle/1/16319-
dc.languageenen
dc.publisherB. Blackwellen
dc.subjectLeaving/Stayingen
dc.subjectService provisionen
dc.subjectPolicyen
dc.subjectHousingen
dc.titlePreventing homelessness due to domestic violence: providing a safe space or closing the door to new possibilities?en
dc.title.alternativeSocial policy & administrationen
dc.typeJournal Articleen
dc.identifier.catalogid183en
dc.subject.keywordnew_recorden
dc.subject.keywordJournal article/research paperen
dc.subject.keywordInternationalen
dc.description.notesThe authors consider policy responses in the United Kingdom (UK) to preventing homelessness amongst victims of domestic violence, examining in particular the Sanctuary scheme model.<br/ ><br/ >Under Sanctuary schemes, women who have experienced domestic violence are supported to remain in their family home and are protected against potential future violence through security upgrades to the home. The authors outline and acknowledge the benefits of Sanctuary schemes for many victims of domestic violence.<br/ ><br/ >The authors also discuss reasons for the proliferation of Sanctuary schemes in England. They argue that a motivating force for local authorities in adopting these schemes is the existence of English legislation requiring local authorities to re-house women and children who have left their home due to a legitimate fear of domestic violence. The authors state that Sanctuary schemes present a cost-effective option for local authorities, as the schemes can reduce the need for local authorities to provide more costly alternative accommodation for victims of domestic violence.<br/ ><br/ >Against this background, the authors question the extent to which women offered Sanctuary protection are also made aware that, if they do abandon their home due to domestic violence, they may have an entitlement to be re-housed by the local authority. They also question whether the expansion of Sanctuary schemes will lead to a reduced emphasis on other traditional forms of support for women (such as refuge accommodation), and whether this might contribute to new forms of gender-based inequality.en
dc.identifier.sourceSocial policy & administrationen
dc.date.entered2014-03-28en
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