
Deidre Cartwright
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Public Affairs & Policy Manager, Surviving Economic Abuse (SEA). Views my own.
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https://survivingeconomicabuse.org/ 31-05-2011 22:22:37
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Thanks BBC News (UK) South for featuring experiences of economic abuse survivors last night. If the gov is going to halve VAWG, they must prevent abusers weaponising joint finances, like mortgages, to trap survivors & cause a lifetime of harm. Surviving Economic Abuse bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodβ¦

Coercive control is the at the core root of domestic abuse, including financial abuse. This type of abuse has a massive impact, especially when the survivor is no longer with the perpetrator. We absolutely need to talk about this more Surviving Economic Abuse π bbc.co.uk/news/articles/β¦

Another article from BBC News (UK) showing how abusers use joint mortgages to coerce & control survivors long after separation, making it impossible to become safe & rebuild their lives. Gov must take action & set up an economic abuse task force. bbc.com/news/articles/β¦



Great to join Resolution for the launch of this impactful report and to hear the recognition given to Surviving Economic Abuse for our work on #economicabuse. Lots to do to address how financial remedy proceedings are being weaponised by perpetrators.

ππ'π«π π©ππ«π π¨π ππ‘π Big Give #ππππ π From now until 17 October, every donation will be doubled, helping more women and children rebuild their lives after economic abuse. Donate now and help us stop economic abuse forever π bit.ly/SEAbiggive


Catch up on today's episode of BBC Morning Live including an incredible interview with our very own Financial Services Manager, Lauren Garrett here π½ bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodβ¦

A huge thank you to Matthew Patrick MP MP for asking the government to work with us and UK Finance to restore the credit files of economic abuse survivors like Emily. Emily's ex-partner stopped paying the mortgage resulting in debt and credit destruction. Thanks as well to


Nearly one million women in the UK are trapped in dangerous relationships because of financial abuse, according to a groundbreaking study shared with Channel 4 News. Campaigners say successive governments have failed to tackle this βhidden crisis.β channel4.com/news/financialβ¦


1 in 7 UK women suffered economic abuse by a current or former partner in the past 12 months. 1 in 4 victim-survivors were prevented from leaving a dangerous partner because of the economic abuse. I'm proud to support Surviving Economic Abuse's work - there's #NoExcuse for economic abuse.


It was an honour to attend Surviving Economic Abuse's reception this week, the work they do is vital. 1 in 7 UK women suffered economic abuse by a current or former partner in the past 12 months & 1 in 4 survivors were prevented from leaving a dangerous partner because of economic abuse.


What do you do if your partner is using finances to control you? On todayβs programme we hear your stories of economic abuse, and Felicity Hannah talks to Surviving Economic Abuse and Gary Rycroft about spotting the signs and what to do. bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00β¦

Yesterday, our interim CEO Sam Smethers joined BBC Money Box to talk about the signs and impact of economic abuse. Huge thanks to Felicity Hannah for helping us to raise awareness of this issue!

Thank you Treasury Committee committee and Meg Hillier for inviting us to give evidence on the importance of both access to and acceptance of cash to ensure the safety and survival of victim-survivors of economic abuse. We hope the committee will support the regulation of cash

A huge thank you to Matthew Patrick MP for raising the issue of economic abuse yesterday in the House of Commons. The government must ensure that economic abuse is at the heart of their strategy to halve violence against women and girls.

Earlier this year, Surviving Economic Abuse and Southall Black Sisters told us about how important using cash is for survivors of economic abuse. π Our report on the acceptance of cash is coming soon.

New figures released by the DWP show single parents are owed Β£690m in unpaid child maintenance. As an inquiry calls for evidence, we look at how unpaid child maintenance can be used as a form of economic abuse. Nuala McGovern hears from a survivor & @SamSmethers from Surviving Economic Abuse β¬οΈ
