Housing crisis leaves women trapped between homelessness or staying with abuser

The National Women’s Council said: 'There are over 5,000 children in Ireland’s homeless services, with more than 4,500 women in emergency accommodation. But these figures are just the tip of the iceberg, because the official statistics don’t count women in refuges, or families sleeping on couches.' File photo

The housing crisis is trapping women in domestic violence situations between homelessness or staying with their abuser, according to the National Women’s Council.

The council has made a submission to the Child and Family Homelessness Action Plan, which aims to reduce the amount of time spent in homeless emergency accommodation by children and their families.