The circular signed this Tuesday, which is the international day against violence against women, asks prefects to facilitate accommodation for women victims of violence.
Keep your roof safe, fast. Delegate Minister for Gender Equality Aurore Bergé and Minister of Municipalities and Housing Vincent Jeanbrun signed a circular addressed to prefects on Tuesday to facilitate accommodation for women victims of violence. “It’s based on a simple triptych: protect, rebuild, rebuild,” explains Vincent Jeanbrun, BFMTV/RMC guest.
Prefects were asked to develop local accommodation or re-housing protocols with priority given to “adult women and their children who are victims of domestic or intra-family violence” who require “living together or being relocated” to “permanently emerge from this violence”.
The circular, signed on the occasion of the International Day against Violence against Women, ensures that certificates of violence, such as complaint letters or medical certificates, do not require access to special accommodation.
“You can benefit from this emergency accommodation, even if you haven’t filed a complaint. This is what is stated in this circular,” stressed Vincent Jeanbrun. Because “the priority is to ensure women leave housing which unfortunately often becomes a prison,” continued the minister.
“Facilitating relocation in situations of serious danger”
For the government, this circular strengthens “immediate access to emergency accommodation, without waiting, even when normal services are not available”.
Acceptance of victims of prostitution, pimping or human trafficking is covered in this circular, which suggests a “special system” at the local level.
The government requires cooperation at a regional level between the integrated reception and orientation (SIAO) service, which manages departmental accommodation requests submitted to the 115, to “facilitate transfers in situations of serious danger”.
After emergency accommodation to escape violence, the question of re-housing arises. The circular recommends exchanges and partnerships between SIAO and social landlords to create social housing application files and provide housing.
According to the government, “30% of calls to 115 are made by women.” Since 2017, the State has doubled accommodation places dedicated to women victims of violence, from 5,100 to more than 11,000 and its budget has increased by 30% since 2021.
