When social assistance reproduces social inequality: intimate partner violence survivors’ adverse experiences with subsidized housing

摘要: AbstractThis study examined women’s experiences using priority-subsidized housing programs for intimate partner violence (IPV) survivors. Interviews with 10 women highlighted that subsidized programs, although very important, can impede efforts to safely escape abuse. Our analysis explored three negative accounts: as stigmatizing, difficult access and qualify for, controlling. Results have important implications improving practices policies of suggest that: (a) nonsubsidized should be integrated; (b) eligibility not based on extent timeframe abuse; (c) permitted choose their own housing.