Increasing numbers of women and young children are likely to be victims of “hidden homelessness” as a result of domestic abuse, a charity has warned.
SAY Women, a group based in Glasgow, believes that women are often forced to leave their home and move multiple times to establish their own safety as well as their child's as a result of abusive relationships.
The organisation, which was set up in 1991 and offers safe semi-supported accommodation and emotional support for young women aged 16 to 25 who are survivors of sexual abuse or rape, says that in Scotland domestic abuse is still the main cause of women’s homelessness.
