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The domestic violence victims 'left begging for a home'
Women fleeing domestic abuse have told the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½'s Victoria Derbyshire programme they are being left homeless because councils are failing to provide them with suitable temporary accommodation.
The government has announced a consultation into how to improve access to social housing for domestic abuse victims in England.
It says a number of measures are already in place to support victims - including a £40m fund to be spent across four years, in part to "strengthen specialist accommodation-based services".
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