The Neighbourhoods and Housing team has been awarded gold accreditation by the Domestic Abuse Housing Alliance (DAHA), recognising our strong and long standing commitment to supporting survivors of domestic abuse.
The prevention of domestic abuse is everyone’s business, with organisations across the city playing a vital role, and we are very proud to achieve this accreditation, giving you, as the Council’s tenants, confidence that we take this issue seriously and we will support you.
The award reinforces our message that abuse in any form is unacceptable, and gives reassurance to victims that they will receive a positive, sensitive and supportive response, whether they are tenants or have been made homeless due to abuse.
All relevant staff, including tenancy officers, are trained to handle disclosures with care and ensure the right support is in place. We also have a Domestic Abuse Housing Hub, a dedicated team that focus on providing support for individuals facing homelessness due to domestic abuse.
DAHA is the UK’s leading benchmark for how housing providers should respond to domestic abuse and is endorsed by the Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government as national best practice within the Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) strategy.
We have maintained DAHA accreditation since 2019, with this marking our third consecutive accreditation. This year also introduced a new bronze, silver and gold award—making the achievement of the highest possible standard even more significant.
DAHA’s regional lead, Elise McNicholas, praised our “robust and embedded commitment” to safeguarding survivors, highlighting the Domestic Abuse Housing Hub, strong partnership working, and active involvement in multi agency forums.
We openly encourage anyone affected by domestic abuse to seek support by visiting hull.gov.uk/domestic-abuse.