Domestic abuse and housing survey
Survey looks at progress made in supporting social housing tenants who are experiencing domestic abuse.
SFHA is a member of the Scottish Government Implementation and Monitoring Group for its new domestic abuse legislation. This legislation has a number of implications for social landlords, including the introduction of a power to transfer a joint tenancy in the case of domestic abuse. As part of the work of this group, we want to identify progress made in supporting tenants experiencing domestic abuse.
In 2018, CIH launched its Make a Stand presidential appeal to tackle domestic abuse. It centres around a pledge that social landlords will put in place, and embed, a policy to support residents who are affected by domestic abuse. Almost 100 social landlords in Scotland signed the Make a Stand pledge, and CIH wants to know what progress the sector has made in developing a domestic abuse policy and, crucially, what the impact has been on your tenants. The feedback from the survey will be used to inform the Scottish Government working group on housing and domestic abuse, however, organisations will not be identified by name.
To complete the survey, visit this link.