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Last Updated:
12 November 2025
Help & Support
Housing Project
A confidential housing project providing stability, safety, and practical support while you rebuild your life
Our Housing Project
Are you a victim/survivor of domestic abuse and need help with housing? Are you selling your property and could help Women's Aid by offering to us at a reduced price? Are you a house-owner looking to rent? Maybe we could be your managing agent?
Women’s Aid recognises that women seeking our services have different needs, require different levels of support, and equally need different types of housing options available to them. We provide a more person-centred approach to offering housing options which are of a quality standard, affordable, safer, offer support and offer a more inclusive and needs-assessed option for women and children.
We know housing is fundamental in creating a stable and safe environment for women and children to rebuild their lives; housing security positively impacts the overall happiness of families and substantially improves their chances of positive outcomes in life.
We want women and children to:
Feel safer in their homes and have a chance to live free from abuse
Live in high-quality standard housing
Have a choice of housing, a choice of the size of the housing and a choice of location
Feel better supported
Have a safe, ethical and supportive landlord
Not be forced into insecure, overpriced and badly managed private properties that they don’t want
Better manage their tenancy successfully and live more independently
Have access to services to address any support needs, e.g. health, financial, legal or specialist advice
Have a chance to make long-term plans for their future
The Application Process:
The project is available for anyone over the age of 18 who is or has been in an abusive relationship.
The applicant may be:
Homeless due to the abuse
Escaping from abuse
At risk of further or future abuse
At risk of losing their current tenancy
Vulnerably housed or badly housed due to previous domestic abuse (inc. living in inadequate or unsafe accommodation/areas)
Support needs and risks will be assessed, and priority will be given to those whose needs best match the accommodation applied for.
If you may be interested in applying for housing with Women’s Aid, you can call in for an application form, or you can email Jo – housing@womensaidnel.org – and she will talk you through our application process.
Maybe you have a house to sell or rent?
If you would like to help us house victims and survivors of domestic abuse, email Jo for more info: housing@womensaidnel.org
