Barrie shelter raising concerns over inflation’s impact on women living with abuse
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The Barrie Women and Children’s Shelter says inflation and the higher cost of living are making it harder for women experiencing domestic abuse to leave their abuser.
The Barrie Women and Children’s Shelter says inflation and the higher cost of living are making it harder for women in abusive relationships to leave their abuser.
November is Women Abuse Prevention Month, with the shelter holding several events focused on showing women trying to leave an abusive situation they are not alone.
“We are seeing more women who are really struggling because they might be living with their abusive partner, but because of inflation, there’s no safe and affordable housing,” said Teresa MacLennan, executive director of the shelter.
“Their income is really, really stretched. They cannot afford financially to leave their abusive partner.”
MacLennan said more women are wrestling with leaving abusive situations because they need to support themselves and their children with food, safe housing, and navigating the legal process.
In October, gasoline prices were 9.2 per cent high than the month before, while food prices were up 10.1 per cent, she said.
“We have inflation. We have huge gas prices. We have huge food costs. There is such a lack of safe and affordable housing – the barriers have only increased,” MacLennan said.
“If it was really, really difficult four years ago, it is three times as bad now for women to think about how they could possibly leave.”
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