Surviving Economic Abuse

Economic abuse is a national emergency. One in six women in the UK experienced economic abuse in the last 12 months, rising to one in three girls aged 16-18.

The new Prime Minister, Andy Burnham, must act urgently to build on the progress already made towards tackling economic abuse by:

1. Extending breathing space to survivors facing cost-of-living pressures to help them flee and rebuild their economic safety.

2. Ensuring survivors’ success by closing down opportunities for perpetrators to exploit our financial, legal and public sector systems, rather than responding after systems have failed them.

3. Ensuring the safety of survivors in every postcode by making sure every community has the support and tools to disrupt abusers, protect survivors and prevent economic abuse.

The new Prime Minister must continue to prioritise tackling economic abuse as part of the Government's mission to halve violence against women and girls in a decade. By centring victim-survivors and pushing for real change, together we can stop economic abuse for good.

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