Help for those forced to wed

Refuges at risk

Welfare reform casts a shadow over the future of safe havens for victims of domestic abuse. Jess McCabe reports on service providers’ struggle for survival and, ultimately, that of their clients.

Stop the rot

There are a wide variety of housing scams and we should blame both the cheats and the lack of affordable homes that drives them, says Inside Housing’s anonymous columnist

Call for help

We cannot allow the cuts to leave domestic violence victims with nowhere to turn, says Bill Randall

Turned back

Light bulb moment

Housing professionals are ideally placed to identify victims of domestic violence, but only if they know what to look for. Jess McCabe attends a course designed to raise awareness of the problem and help save victims from a life of abuse

Problems shared

Housing providers can play a key role in tackling domestic violence. Here one specialist charity explains how it is working with the sector to improve support.

The power of youth

Last summer’s riots demonstrated how disenfranchised some young people are from their communities. Beena Nadeem meets the teenagers teaching social landlords how to put that right

Power to the people

A series of training programmes held across the country have been teaching tenants how to scrutinise their landlords. Helen Clifton finds out if it is working

Giving good guidance

How housing association staff are mentoring troubled teenage tenants. Emily Rogers reports

Dangerous type

The demotion of a housing employee over comments he made on Facebook highlights the grey area between employees’ public and private lives. Here, Lydia Stockdale finds out how others can avoid getting themselves into trouble