Nearly two out of five UK adults have experienced economically abusive behaviour in a current or former relationship, according to a new report from Refuge 

Economic abuse is rife in the UK according to a new report 

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“We met on Tinder, four months later he left me with £30k of debt”

It started to get really out of control when he came into my shop in the middle of the night and stole money

Part of me was like ‘I’ve got to keep this man to get that money back’

Economic abuse is happening all around us in the UK but many victims are frightened to speak. Here a young woman explains how her abuser took over her finances.

“He stole from me and left me in £30k of debt”: what you need to know about economic abuse