A national domestic abuse charity says women who are victims are more likely to be homeless as a result of their situation.

A report by the Women's Aid charity, No Woman Turned Away, shows that it supported 309 women who were left with nowhere to turn as they fled domestic abuse. In the last year, 136 (44%) of these women ‘sofa-surfed', 42 (14%) stayed in local authority emergency accommodation, 22 (7%) slept rough and 12 (4%) stayed in a B&B, hostel or hotel.