THE OBSERVER: Some women are turning to escort work to meet basic housing costs, charities warn
Women are increasingly being forced to engage in “survival sex” because of the cost of living crisis amid worsening conditions for Britain’s most vulnerable.
Charities warn rising costs paired with years of underfunding mean women, including those with trauma and mental health issues, are having to turn to sex in exchange for housing or to meet other basic needs.
Sex for rent – when landlords demand sex in return for discounted or free accommodation – is a growing problem as economic conditions tighten, they said, with perpetrators using it as a tool to abuse and control.
It is particularly an issue among migrant women and asylum seekers, the Observer understands. The crisis is also making it harder for those trying to leave abusive relationships. » | Miranda Bryant | Saturday, April 29, 2023
What are the Tories tryng to turn this country into? This is an appalling situation. A coronation which the government can find £100m to finance, yet it is keeping ordinary people so short that they have to ‘sell their sexual services’ to live! This is an absolute disgrace. Shameful! Absolutely shameful! Sunak and his Tory chums should hang their heads in shame. – © Mark Alexander
