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Fifth of young men ‘do not consider controlling someone’s spending to be abuse’
A survey of more than 5,000 people found 19% of 18- to 24-year-old men did not see spending control as abuse, prompting bank ads and new safeguards.
- On Wednesday, The Government partnered with UK banks including Monzo, TSB, Metro Bank, Santander, Revolut, and HSBC to launch the Enough campaign, targeting economic abuse behaviors often dismissed or misunderstood.
- Research conducted by Ipsos for Surviving Economic Abuse found that nearly a fifth of 18 to 24-year-old men do not recognize controlling a partner's spending as abuse, compared with 6% of older men.
- Sam Smethers, CEO of Surviving Economic Abuse, called the research results "deeply worrying," while campaigner Ruth Dodsworth stated that in her marriage, money was used as a "weapon of absolute control."
- Virgin Money announced safe spaces across 42 branches on Wednesday, bringing the total number of locations across the Nationwide Building Society network to 475 to support domestic abuse survivors.
- Natalie Fleet, the Minister for Safeguarding and Violence Against Women and Girls, stated the government will use the "full power of the state to keep women and girls safe," emphasizing that financial control is unacceptable.
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Home Office launches campaign to tackle financial abuse amid shock figures
The Home Office says urgent action is needed to identify the signs of economic abuse after research revealed one in five young men do not consider controlling someone’s spending as abuse. A survey conducted by Ipsos UK and published by the Home Office and Surviving Economic Abuse this week found that men aged 18-24 are three times less likely than men between 45-54 to recognise controlling how someone spends their money as abuse, with “significa…
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