On the receiving end. How post can enable domestic abuse

Survivors of domestic abuse face significant harm because their post isn’t secure and their address is regularly disclosed. 

Half of survivors of domestic abuse have their post intercepted by the perpetrator. Survivors have missed out on cancer treatments, faced thousands of pounds of debt from unpaid bills, and lost touch with their support networks as a result of perpetrators hiding their letters. 

Perpetrators also use information they find in survivors’ letters to discredit them to certain services, to financially abuse them, and to control and monitor their movements.