1.4 What these changes mean for community housing providers
Changes to the Act present many benefits to community housing providers.
Changes to the Act present many benefits to community housing providers.
There are benefits to you, as a community housing provider, because a tenant affected by family and domestic violence will now have a legal way to leave a tenancy if they cannot safely remain.
Housing professionals have a key role to play, alongside their colleagues in social services, health and the police, in keeping people safe. Housing professionals are ideally placed to identify victims of family and domestic violence, but only if they know what to look for. Learn more about the signs of family and domestic violence here.