"In Becky's* case, her ex-partner had seemed like the best thing since sliced bread when they first met and she was just 18 years old. He would buy her gifts, take her on fancy holidays and encouraged her to move in with him after six months of dating. Given that he had a decent job and had taken control of the household bills, she was unaware that he was avoiding paying council tax and was racking up significant debts in her name."
"After the birth of their first child, he pressured her to give up her job by insisting he would take care of her, making it impossible for her to continue working by cancelling the car insurance and refusing to pay for childcare costs. Isolated from friends and family due to his insistence that they continually move house further and further away, she was then subjected to verbal abuse, which left her depressed, while he became more volatile by throwing plates whenever she stood her ground."
A survey of 5,094 adults found more than a quarter of mothers (27%) experienced economic abuse in the past year, indicating about 3.9 million children are affected. Economic abuse occurs when a current or ex-partner controls a victim-survivor's money and economic resources to make it harder for them to escape. One in seven mothers reported their child or teenager experienced poor mental health as a result. Examples include partners accruing debts in victims' names, pressuring victims to quit work, cancelling essential insurance, refusing childcare, isolating victims, coercing loans, and causing severe panic and health effects.
Read at www.independent.co.uk
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