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Thousands of domestic abuse survivors trapped in temporary accommodation by allocation policies, report finds

Thousands of domestic abuse survivors are being trapped in temporary accommodation and blocked from accessing social housing by landlords’ inflexible allocation rules, according to a new report.

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The CIH warns that thousands are now “trapped” in temporary accommodation due to abuse-related financial hardship and inflexible allocation policies (picture: Alamy)

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