No recourse, no support: State policy and practice towards south asian women facing domestic violence in the UK

British Journal of Social Work

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 462-479

  Anitha, Sundari ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Domestic violence; Housing rights; No recourse to public funds; Welfare rights

Indexed keywords

EID: 77949285872     PISSN: 00453102     EISSN: 1468263X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bjsw/bcn160     Document Type: Article

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