Financial abuse in the home and Universal Credit.

Domestic violence is rooted in the historical status of women in society and in the family, and is recognised internationally as both a consequence and cause of gender inequality and discrimination.

And women experience significantly more frequent and severe domestic violence than men.

Marilyn Howard and Amy Skipp carried out ‘exploratory research into women’s experience of financial abuse and the potential implications for Universal Credit’ for Women’s Aid and the TUC.