Abstract
Abstract Proposals to reverse homelessness legislation dating from 1977 are contained in a Consultation Paper (DOE, 1994a) and Housing White Paper (HMSO, 1995). These stem from concerns about ‘abuse’ by lone mothers. The two articles published here view the proposed changes as issues of women's housing access, in particular lone mothers and women experiencing domestic violence. Among those currently statutorily homeless, 43 per cent are lone mothers; most have suffered relationship breakdown, often with violence. These figures are better explained by social trends and policies than by an increasing tendency to abuse a system which has been stringently policed by local authorities: housing policy has focused on extending owner-occupation, but has not extended it far beyond married couples with two incomes; ever fewer women are married, and more suffer relationship breakdown. Homelessness legislation provides a crucial route to secure housing for lone mothers with dependent children; temporary accommodation...
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