@Quine0nline @dottiehens from the work i have been doing on the impact of financial harm to children it seems that 'domestic abuse' has become a profitable industry. I know of a mother who was forced to sell her home instructed by the family court to pay the father money. The mother and two children were made homeless had to go into social housing, the father was falsely claiming benefits but was able to pay off his £80k mortgage, CMS were not interested despite the financial and court records, CMS was informed of the £50k the mother was forced to pay him, CMS not interested.
The court had all the evidence of money laundering through third parties that were actually local businesses that were helping him.
The children ended up in care, because as a foster carer you are paid £500 a week to look after a child, as the mother she got £13 a month. This is just one example, there’s millions of these types of situations.
The Government have the power to stop it but don't seem to want too.
It will take public action, if the people and organisations that are enabling it were named, shamed and punished for contributing to the harm of a child I suspect it would reduce pretty quickly.
Force Government to make it mandatory for businesses and employers to check if their employees have financial responsibilities, it would reduce the capabilities of financial abusers very quickly and efficiently without much public sector funds or involvement. And those who use self employment had to pay based on money in the bank rather than their tax returns so many children wouldn’t have to survive poverty.
The cost to the tax payer and the drain on public services due these men is wind blowing.
I have spoken with activists and policy makers from up to 30 years ago and they’ve told me about the work they’ve put in and yet the numbers of children living in poverty from this is increasing how is that possible in 2026!!