Housing Options

Help is available to assist you in stopping the abuse and either remaining in your home or leaving home and then returning once the abuser has been removed. Your rights will vary according to your situation and you may need to seek specialist advice. You can get advice from:

  • your local Housing Office, if you are a council tenant
  • your Housing Officer, if you are a tenant of a Housing Association
  • the Domestic Abuse helplines (telephone numbers on this page)
  • Citizens Advice Bureau, Homeless Families services and Law Centres

There are quick legal remedies that can be used to get the abuser to stop the harassment or to leave the home. For information about legal remedies, visit the BBC website at  www.bbc.co.uk/relationships/domestic_violence or the Rights of Women website at  www.row.org.uk – The Legal Help section on this website also has more information.

Albert Kennedy Trust

Offers a range of support services including mentoring for LGBT young people up to the age of 25, supported lodgings in the homes of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender carers for young people aged 16-21 who are homeless or living in a hostile environment. Hours Monday to Friday 10am – 5pm Contact Details 4th Floor, [...]

Independent Choices

Independent Choices Provides the Women’s Doemstic Abuse Helpline. For  information or advice on domestic abuse issues, across Greater Manchester, no question too small. Please call 0161 636 7525  for help, advice, support, to find out more about your options and rights. Approach us now, don’t let a situation get worse. Web www.wdachoices.org.uk Email helpline@independentchoices.org.uk

National Domestic Violence Helpline

The Freephone 24 Hour National Domestic Violence Helpline is run in partnership by Womens Aid and Refuge. The Helpline provides support, information and a listening ear to women experiencing (or who have experienced) domestic abuse and to those seeking help on a womans behalf. Helpline staff will discuss the available options and, if appropriate, refer [...]

Shelter

Shelter Shelter provides a free, national telephone advice line staffed by trained housing advisers. We have helped thousands of people, from finding them a place to sleep to suggesting how to handle mortgage arrears. Our lines are open seven days a week from 8am to midnight. Calls are recorded for training purposes.Our advisers can: give [...]

The Mankind Initiative

The ManKind Initiative is a charity providing help and support for male victims of domestic abuse or domestic violence who offer a range of activities. Their helpline is manned by trained people who give information and support on all aspects of domestic abuse including reporting incidents, police procedures, housing and benefits and injunctions.  They refer [...]

Women’s Domestic Abuse Helpline

Helpline advice and support to women who are experiencing or who have experienced domestic abuse. Practical advice around issues/options that concern domestic abuse, sign posting to other agencies, referral to refuges & emotional support. Database of domestic abuse services throughout the UK. Advice/support to other agencies. Also provide a Community Helpline Language Service for women of South [...]