One leading charity reports of a case in which a woman had to sleep in her car for two weeks, during which time the council phoned her abusive ex-partner to ask if she could move back in. In another case, a woman was awarded £500 after the council failed to offer her permanent secure housing for ten months after she fled an abusive partner, despite admitting it had a duty to house her.
I think more austerity ought to fix this.
Greedy battered people just have to tighten their belt a bit.