BY DANEIE GEDDES
Restricted government funding has left over 100 Newcastle and Lake Macquarie domestic violence victims without safe and secure housing.
Domestic violence services are at maximum capacity, while women and children continue to struggle to find safe accommodation.
Over the past four weeks, 77 women and 31 children were unable to be accommodated by crisis refuges.
Newcastle Women's Domestic Violence Court Advocacy Service Manager Suellyn Moore, said domestic violence services and victims are pleading for support from the NSW government.
"Unless there are real time results, we're going to see more people stay in DV relationships," she said.
There's concerns, without sufficient funding for safe and secure housing, the number of women and children left struggling to find safe accommodation will continue to rise across the region and the state.
