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Welcome to Housing for Women's website

We are a charity and housing association and have been providing homes for London’s women for over 75 years. The core of our work continues to be supporting women by providing secure, affordable housing and related services, helping our residents make the most of their life chances. We also provide targeted services for women who have suffered domestic abuse, been trafficked or have been released from prison.

Our Mission

We work to empower women through providing good homes and services and challenging inequalities faced by women.

Letter to the Guardian

Elizabeth Clarson's letter about the need for more social housing was published in The Guardian on 21 May 2013:

Read Liz's letter to the Guardian

Article information:: Category: News; Published on Tuesday, 21 May 2013 09:56

Annual Review 2011/2012

Oona King: Read the full AGM speech here

Oona King edited-2 If you attended our AGM you will remember that our fantastic speaker, Oona King, made a very inspiring speech. You can read the full version here.

Read Oona King's full AGM speech

Article information:: Category: News; Published on Tuesday, 02 April 2013 08:34

Letter to The Times: Childcare costs four months’ pay

Elizabeth Clarson's letter was published in The Times on 7th March 2013:

Article information:: Category: News; Published on Thursday, 07 March 2013 17:23

News flash

Our Trustee is running the London Marathon for Housing for Women

Housing for Women has its first ever place in the London Marathon 2013, which has been very bravely taken up by Caroline Donaldson who is a Trustee of the Board.

Click here to donate!

Key Links

Are you experiencing Domestic Violence?

IF YOU ARE UNSAFE OR IN DANGER PLEASE CALL 999., otherwise call the 24-hour National Domestic Violence Freephone Helpline: 0808 2000 247.

Please note: when you browse the internet, your computer stores information about the websites you have visited. A violent partner may be able to discover this. There are ways of deleting this information but the best advice is to not to use a shared computer at all. Find an internet cafe or go to your local library or visit a friend. If you cannot do that then the advice given in the article may help you:
Covering Your Tracks Online

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