Refuge is the largest specialist support service in the UK for women and children experiencing domestic abuse.
Economic abuse affects nearly 1 in 6 people in the UK and involves behaviours often difficult to identify, even for those experiencing it. As perpetrators increasingly use digital platforms to perpetrate coercive control, economic abuse often intersects with technology-facilitated abuse, making survivor support needs more complex.
The Foundation’s funding will help Refuge support an additional 360 survivors with complex cases of tech and economic abuse each year. Insights from this critical work will inform casework across frontline services and the National Domestic Abuse Helpline, empowering more survivors to escape abuse and regain financial independence.
By deepening their understanding of abuse, the partnership will directly enhance Refuge’s awareness-raising and campaigning efforts, including their annual Tech Safety Summit.