Catholic charity tells Victorian domestic violence survivor to consider move to a rooming house

A domestic violence survivor and her children have been in crisis accommodation in Victoria for more than 14 months waiting for social housing. Photograph: Roos Koole/Getty Images

A domestic violence survivor has been told by her emergency housing provider that she should consider moving with her two children and their pets into a rooming house to free up the accommodation for other victims, as huge blowouts in social housing wait times continue to affect vulnerable Victorians.

Ms Stewart, who asked that her first name not be printed, entered crisis accommodation run by the charity Good Shepherd at the height of Victoria’s Covid-19 lockdowns last year.