Money Box Live: Escaping Economic Abuse

Money Box

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4.2 • 804 Ratings

🗓️ 1 January 2025

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Summary

Almost a million women are trapped in dangerous relationships because of economic abuse, figures from a dedicated charity suggest.

Economic abuse is now a legally recognised form of domestic abuse. It could include not allowing access to cash or bank accounts or the things money buys like food and clothing.

The charity Surviving Economic Abuse reports that 1 in 7 women in the UK have experienced this kind of control and coercion at the hands of a partner and we know that men can face it too.

Felicity Hannah is joined by Sam Smethers the CEO of Charity Surviving Economic Abuse and also solicitor Gary Rycroft.

Presenter: Felicity Hannah Producer: Sarah Rogers Researcher: Emma Smith Editor: Jess Quayle

If you've been affected by any of the issues in this programme then details of help are available at bbc.co.uk/actionline, or you can call for free, at any time to hear recorded information on 08000 155 947.

(This episode was first broadcast at 3pm on Wednesday the 4th of December 2024)

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0:39.4	Hello, if you're living with a partner, you probably share a lot of your finances,
0:43.7	mortgage or rent, bills, the cost of childcare.
0:47.1	But in today's podcast, we ask, what if your partner was using that financial connection
0:51.6	to control you?
0:53.2	They make you feel as if it's your fault it's happening
0:56.3	because you're a bad person, because you're not attractive enough, just eroding yourself of what
1:02.1	were. Almost a million women are trapped in dangerous relationships because of economic abuse.
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