Supporting survivors and securing access to housing for black minority ethnic and refugee women experiencing domestic violence in the UK

Baljit Banga; Aisha Gill

doi:10.1108/14608790200800020

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Supporting survivors and securing access to housing for black minority ethnic and refugee women experiencing domestic violence in the UK

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Title:	Supporting survivors and securing access to housing for black minority ethnic and refugee women experiencing domestic violence in the UK
Author(s):	Baljit Banga, (Newham Asian Women's Project), Aisha Gill, (Newham Asian Women's Project)
Citation:	Baljit Banga, Aisha Gill, (2008) "Supporting survivors and securing access to housing for black minority ethnic and refugee women experiencing domestic violence in the UK", Housing, Care and Support, Vol. 11 Iss: 3, pp.13 - 24
Keywords:	Domestic violence, Gender, Homelessness and housing, Inequality, Race, Specialist services
Article type:	General review
DOI:	10.1108/14608790200800020 (Permanent URL)
Publisher:	Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Abstract:	This paper argues that there is a need for a healthy independent specialist women's refuge sector to address the housing needs of black minority ethnic and refugee (BMER) women. It will consider barriers to equal access that BMER women have and how they could be addressed by specialist services. The paper examines how housing inequality creates additional barriers for BMER women fleeing domestic violence, and provides arguments for the way in which specialist services address inequality from the perspective of race, class and gender. The primary research provides a snapshot of the impact that the lack of access to provision has for BMER women. A case is made for a strengthened independent specialist sector as a way to address the housing needs of women who flee domestic violence. Key recommendations are identified on how housing policies, practices and service provision can be strengthened.