Our research shows a strong link between unemployment and domestic violence: what does this mean for income support?
- Written by Karinna Saxby, Research Fellow, Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research, The University of Melbourne

Increasing income support could help keep women and children safe according to new work demonstrating strong links between financial insecurity and domestic violence.
Our mapping of local government areas in Melbourne and Sydney reinforces the relationship between unemployment and the greater risk of violence.
At a time when...