Yasmina Kattou 11:00 a.m., February 01, 2023

This year, the Abbé Pierre foundation is emphasizing in its report the poor housing of women.

Certain situations, such as cases of conjugal violence, push more and more women to flee and 40% of women who are victims of violence and who request accommodation have no solution.

TESTIMONY

In its annual report on poor housing, the Abbé Pierre Foundation denounced the "insufficient efforts" of the government.

Poor housing concerns more than four million people in France and mainly women according to the association.

In detail, the report points out that 83% of single-parent families are made up of women.

In addition to separation, which represents a 20% loss of income, more serious situations such as domestic violence are pushing more and more women to flee, but 40% of women who are victims of violence and who request accommodation have no solution.

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Housed with her family, for fear that her ex-husband "change the locks"

This is the case of Rachida, met for Europe 1. Threats with knives forced her to leave her home with her three children.

After a month spent with relatives, a judge issues him a protection order that allows him to evict his violent ex-spouse and return to the accommodation.

But Rachida is not the holder of the lease.

"I didn't leave my home, but my family, for fear that he would break down the door, he would change the locks, he is at home, he knows it full well and he tells my children this apartment, it's is mine,” she says.

Today, Rachida has no alternative accommodation.

The mother risks finding herself on the street with her children within a month.

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"I can never get out of this"

"I have no response from my landlord and they tell me clearly as soon as the protection order ends, they will relaunch an eviction. It is the women who are victims of violence who are evicted. But where Is justice? I could never get out of it," Rachida worries.

With the RSA as her only resource, she cannot afford to rent an apartment.

Rachida hopes for the allocation of another social housing to be able to rebuild herself with her children.