Cost Of Living Crisis Pushes More Women Into Sex Work And They Can T Turn Down Dangerous Clients Uk News

With inflation at a record high and wages failing to keep pace with rising prices and energy bills, the number of calls to the English Porn Society has risen by a third this summer. Based in north London, with a national helpline and hubs in several major cities, the network advises women in all lines of sex work on how to keep safe and stay within the law where possible. Spokesperson Niki Adams, who has helped thousands of women for over 30 years, said: “The cost of living crisis is now pushing women into sex work in a variety of ways – whether it’s on the street, in facilities or online. “By and large what we’re seeing is people coming to this work from a place of desperation. “This means they are much less able to protect themselves from violence and exploitation. “And it also means that the conditions of sex work are deteriorating to the point where they are putting women’s lives at risk.” One woman Ms Adams works with in Preston is a single mother of four. Having lost hundreds of pounds switching from the old government benefits system to Universal Credit, she was left out of work and unable to pay her bills. Subscribe to the Daily Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify and Spreaker “He started doing a few nights a week on the streets – enough to pay every bill,” Mrs Adams said. “He had no ability to work inside, even though it would have been much safer and he would have preferred it. “Although she says the money was a lifesaver, she fears her ex-partner will find out and use it against her at social services.” Rise of women selling ‘survival sex’ Nikki McNeill is a women’s support worker for Beyond The Streets, a Southampton and London-based charity helping people find ways out of the sex industry across the UK. She says she and her colleagues have also seen an increase in calls and women selling “survival sex.” “We call it that because it’s the only choice these women can make to survive. It’s done to meet basic needs – to have enough money for food and rent,” she told Sky News. She gave an example of another mother who shares custody of her children with her ex-partner. “She finally got a home, but she doesn’t have a fridge or the money to get one, so she uses a bag outside the window to keep the food cold. “And because of a past history of domestic abuse and coercion, she is now selling sex to have enough money for when she has children.” According to research by the charity National Ugly Mugs, sex workers are 10 times safer working indoors than on the streets. But while selling sex inside a shop is legal in England and Wales, working with others makes it a crime and being part of an agency also carries other risks. They are forced into unsafe sex According to Ms Adams, the current crisis means that, as well as those turning to sex work for the first time, people who have managed to get out of it have to come back. “They’re being pushed back into it because they’ve either lost those so-called ‘straight’ jobs during COVID or they’re not covering what they need to survive,” he said. It supports a woman in her 40s from Bristol who worked as a freelance sex worker in people’s homes and hotels for almost a decade in her 20s – but eventually found work as a salesperson. But having lost that job in the lockdown and falling through the cracks for license support, he now had to sign up with an agency. “This time she works in an agency and is shocked by the conditions,” Ms Adams said. “Some of the women are expected to provide unprotected sex. “Clients know they’re in a position where they can’t say no, so some facilities push women into those situations.” Online profiles are at risk of blackmail and stalking Another way women do sex work to pay the bills is online, through subscription services like OnlyFans. But while some in the industry have touted it as a safer, more empowering alternative to traditional work, the ECP warns it can put women at risk of stalking and blackmail. Mrs Adams said: “We are working with a woman at the moment in her 20s in Kent. “She had a job in retail and had moved out of her parents’ house, but when the crisis hit she couldn’t meet her bills. “She created an OnlyFans and had been working for a few months, starting to build a profile for herself, when she was targeted by a guy who started harassing her. “He managed to find a private Facebook page that he had and became a very serious stalker.” Read more from Sky News: Poorer households see prices rise 24% faster Families underestimating how much bills will soar After locating her family and telling a younger brother about the nature of her work, the woman was forced to move. “Someone else we support had a man she knew find her advert online and threatened her to go to her children’s school with her,” added Mrs Adams. “I’ve heard of a lot of women in these kinds of situations, it’s a serious, growing problem.” School holidays leave mothers unable to work The urgency of spiraling heating, electricity and food bills – or a lack of IT skills – means some women don’t have the time or ability to get online. Ms McNeill from Beyond The Streets said: “You have to come from a privileged place to be able to have wi-fi and sell sex online. “The women we work with sell sex in a variety of settings. Not all of them have access to wi-fi, but those who do and sell online still share experiences of violence. “It can be very difficult to navigate this with children – especially now with the school holidays. “If that’s your main source of income and you can’t do it in-house, it’s going to be in big jeopardy.” Her organization is calling on the government to bring benefits in line with inflation and bring back the £20 universal credit increase, while the ECP continues to campaign for the full decriminalization of the sex trade. A government spokesman told Sky News it “recognises that people are struggling with rising prices” and is offering £1,200 in direct payments to low-income households, as well as £400 energy payments to vulnerable people. They added: “We have no intention of changing prostitution laws and are committed to tackling the harm and exploitation associated with sex work.” A spokesperson for OnlyFans said security is a “top priority”, adding: “We can and do display direct messages between users on the platform, so if someone is behaving illegally, inappropriately or violating our direct (private) messaging terms, we can determine who is behind the messages and to take appropriate action.”

title: “Cost Of Living Crisis Pushes More Women Into Sex Work And They Can T Turn Down Dangerous Clients Uk News Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-11-29” author: “Debra Gamache”

With inflation at a record high and wages failing to keep pace with rising prices and energy bills, the number of calls to the English Porn Society has risen by a third this summer. Based in north London, with a national helpline and hubs in several major cities, the network advises women in all lines of sex work on how to keep safe and stay within the law where possible. Spokesperson Niki Adams, who has helped thousands of women for over 30 years, said: “The cost of living crisis is now pushing women into sex work in a variety of ways – whether it’s on the street, in facilities or online. “By and large what we’re seeing is people coming to this work from a place of desperation. “This means they are much less able to protect themselves from violence and exploitation. “And it also means that the conditions of sex work are deteriorating to the point where they are putting women’s lives at risk.” One woman Ms Adams works with in Preston is a single mother of four. Having lost hundreds of pounds switching from the old government benefits system to Universal Credit, she was left out of work and unable to pay her bills. Subscribe to the Daily Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify and Spreaker “He started doing a few nights a week on the streets – enough to pay every bill,” Mrs Adams said. “He had no ability to work inside, even though it would have been much safer and he would have preferred it. “Although she says the money was a lifesaver, she fears her ex-partner will find out and use it against her at social services.” Rise of women selling ‘survival sex’ Nikki McNeill is a women’s support worker for Beyond The Streets, a Southampton and London-based charity helping people find ways out of the sex industry across the UK. She says she and her colleagues have also seen an increase in calls and women selling “survival sex.” “We call it that because it’s the only choice these women can make to survive. It’s done to meet basic needs – to have enough money for food and rent,” she told Sky News. She gave an example of another mother who shares custody of her children with her ex-partner. “She finally got a home, but she doesn’t have a fridge or the money to get one, so she uses a bag outside the window to keep the food cold. “And because of a past history of domestic abuse and coercion, she is now selling sex to have enough money for when she has children.” According to research by the charity National Ugly Mugs, sex workers are 10 times safer working indoors than on the streets. But while selling sex inside a shop is legal in England and Wales, working with others makes it a crime and being part of an agency also carries other risks. They are forced into unsafe sex According to Ms Adams, the current crisis means that, as well as those turning to sex work for the first time, people who have managed to get out of it have to come back. “They’re being pushed back into it because they’ve either lost those so-called ‘straight’ jobs during COVID or they’re not covering what they need to survive,” he said. It supports a woman in her 40s from Bristol who worked as a freelance sex worker in people’s homes and hotels for almost a decade in her 20s – but eventually found work as a salesperson. But having lost that job in the lockdown and falling through the cracks for license support, he now had to sign up with an agency. “This time she works in an agency and is shocked by the conditions,” Ms Adams said. “Some of the women are expected to provide unprotected sex. “Clients know they’re in a position where they can’t say no, so some facilities push women into those situations.” Online profiles are at risk of blackmail and stalking Another way women do sex work to pay the bills is online, through subscription services like OnlyFans. But while some in the industry have touted it as a safer, more empowering alternative to traditional work, the ECP warns it can put women at risk of stalking and blackmail. Mrs Adams said: “We are working with a woman at the moment in her 20s in Kent. “She had a job in retail and had moved out of her parents’ house, but when the crisis hit she couldn’t meet her bills. “She created an OnlyFans and had been working for a few months, starting to build a profile for herself, when she was targeted by a guy who started harassing her. “He managed to find a private Facebook page that he had and became a very serious stalker.” Read more from Sky News: Poorer households see prices rise 24% faster Families underestimating how much bills will soar After locating her family and telling a younger brother about the nature of her work, the woman was forced to move. “Someone else we support had a man she knew find her advert online and threatened her to go to her children’s school with her,” added Mrs Adams. “I’ve heard of a lot of women in these kinds of situations, it’s a serious, growing problem.” School holidays leave mothers unable to work The urgency of spiraling heating, electricity and food bills – or a lack of IT skills – means some women don’t have the time or ability to get online. Ms McNeill from Beyond The Streets said: “You have to come from a privileged place to be able to have wi-fi and sell sex online. “The women we work with sell sex in a variety of settings. Not all of them have access to wi-fi, but those who do and sell online still share experiences of violence. “It can be very difficult to navigate this with children – especially now with the school holidays. “If that’s your main source of income and you can’t do it in-house, it’s going to be in big jeopardy.” Her organization is calling on the government to bring benefits in line with inflation and bring back the £20 universal credit increase, while the ECP continues to campaign for the full decriminalization of the sex trade. A government spokesman told Sky News it “recognises that people are struggling with rising prices” and is offering £1,200 in direct payments to low-income households, as well as £400 energy payments to vulnerable people. They added: “We have no intention of changing prostitution laws and are committed to tackling the harm and exploitation associated with sex work.” A spokesperson for OnlyFans said security is a “top priority”, adding: “We can and do display direct messages between users on the platform, so if someone is behaving illegally, inappropriately or violating our direct (private) messaging terms, we can determine who is behind the messages and to take appropriate action.”

title: “Cost Of Living Crisis Pushes More Women Into Sex Work And They Can T Turn Down Dangerous Clients Uk News Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-11-13” author: “Donald Romeo”

With inflation at a record high and wages failing to keep pace with rising prices and energy bills, the number of calls to the English Porn Society has risen by a third this summer. Based in north London, with a national helpline and hubs in several major cities, the network advises women in all lines of sex work on how to keep safe and stay within the law where possible. Spokesperson Niki Adams, who has helped thousands of women for over 30 years, said: “The cost of living crisis is now pushing women into sex work in a variety of ways – whether it’s on the street, in facilities or online. “By and large what we’re seeing is people coming to this work from a place of desperation. “This means they are much less able to protect themselves from violence and exploitation. “And it also means that the conditions of sex work are deteriorating to the point where they are putting women’s lives at risk.” One woman Ms Adams works with in Preston is a single mother of four. Having lost hundreds of pounds switching from the old government benefits system to Universal Credit, she was left out of work and unable to pay her bills. Subscribe to the Daily Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify and Spreaker “He started doing a few nights a week on the streets – enough to pay every bill,” Mrs Adams said. “He had no ability to work inside, even though it would have been much safer and he would have preferred it. “Although she says the money was a lifesaver, she fears her ex-partner will find out and use it against her at social services.” Rise of women selling ‘survival sex’ Nikki McNeill is a women’s support worker for Beyond The Streets, a Southampton and London-based charity helping people find ways out of the sex industry across the UK. She says she and her colleagues have also seen an increase in calls and women selling “survival sex.” “We call it that because it’s the only choice these women can make to survive. It’s done to meet basic needs – to have enough money for food and rent,” she told Sky News. She gave an example of another mother who shares custody of her children with her ex-partner. “She finally got a home, but she doesn’t have a fridge or the money to get one, so she uses a bag outside the window to keep the food cold. “And because of a past history of domestic abuse and coercion, she is now selling sex to have enough money for when she has children.” According to research by the charity National Ugly Mugs, sex workers are 10 times safer working indoors than on the streets. But while selling sex inside a shop is legal in England and Wales, working with others makes it a crime and being part of an agency also carries other risks. They are forced into unsafe sex According to Ms Adams, the current crisis means that, as well as those turning to sex work for the first time, people who have managed to get out of it have to come back. “They’re being pushed back into it because they’ve either lost those so-called ‘straight’ jobs during COVID or they’re not covering what they need to survive,” he said. It supports a woman in her 40s from Bristol who worked as a freelance sex worker in people’s homes and hotels for almost a decade in her 20s – but eventually found work as a salesperson. But having lost that job in the lockdown and falling through the cracks for license support, he now had to sign up with an agency. “This time she works in an agency and is shocked by the conditions,” Ms Adams said. “Some of the women are expected to provide unprotected sex. “Clients know they’re in a position where they can’t say no, so some facilities push women into those situations.” Online profiles are at risk of blackmail and stalking Another way women do sex work to pay the bills is online, through subscription services like OnlyFans. But while some in the industry have touted it as a safer, more empowering alternative to traditional work, the ECP warns it can put women at risk of stalking and blackmail. Mrs Adams said: “We are working with a woman at the moment in her 20s in Kent. “She had a job in retail and had moved out of her parents’ house, but when the crisis hit she couldn’t meet her bills. “She created an OnlyFans and had been working for a few months, starting to build a profile for herself, when she was targeted by a guy who started harassing her. “He managed to find a private Facebook page that he had and became a very serious stalker.” Read more from Sky News: Poorer households see prices rise 24% faster Families underestimating how much bills will soar After locating her family and telling a younger brother about the nature of her work, the woman was forced to move. “Someone else we support had a man she knew find her advert online and threatened her to go to her children’s school with her,” added Mrs Adams. “I’ve heard of a lot of women in these kinds of situations, it’s a serious, growing problem.” School holidays leave mothers unable to work The urgency of spiraling heating, electricity and food bills – or a lack of IT skills – means some women don’t have the time or ability to get online. Ms McNeill from Beyond The Streets said: “You have to come from a privileged place to be able to have wi-fi and sell sex online. “The women we work with sell sex in a variety of settings. Not all of them have access to wi-fi, but those who do and sell online still share experiences of violence. “It can be very difficult to navigate this with children – especially now with the school holidays. “If that’s your main source of income and you can’t do it in-house, it’s going to be in big jeopardy.” Her organization is calling on the government to bring benefits in line with inflation and bring back the £20 universal credit increase, while the ECP continues to campaign for the full decriminalization of the sex trade. A government spokesman told Sky News it “recognises that people are struggling with rising prices” and is offering £1,200 in direct payments to low-income households, as well as £400 energy payments to vulnerable people. They added: “We have no intention of changing prostitution laws and are committed to tackling the harm and exploitation associated with sex work.” A spokesperson for OnlyFans said security is a “top priority”, adding: “We can and do display direct messages between users on the platform, so if someone is behaving illegally, inappropriately or violating our direct (private) messaging terms, we can determine who is behind the messages and to take appropriate action.”

title: “Cost Of Living Crisis Pushes More Women Into Sex Work And They Can T Turn Down Dangerous Clients Uk News Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-11-20” author: “Debra Newton”

With inflation at a record high and wages failing to keep pace with rising prices and energy bills, the number of calls to the English Porn Society has risen by a third this summer. Based in north London, with a national helpline and hubs in several major cities, the network advises women in all lines of sex work on how to keep safe and stay within the law where possible. Spokesperson Niki Adams, who has helped thousands of women for over 30 years, said: “The cost of living crisis is now pushing women into sex work in a variety of ways – whether it’s on the street, in facilities or online. “By and large what we’re seeing is people coming to this work from a place of desperation. “This means they are much less able to protect themselves from violence and exploitation. “And it also means that the conditions of sex work are deteriorating to the point where they are putting women’s lives at risk.” One woman Ms Adams works with in Preston is a single mother of four. Having lost hundreds of pounds switching from the old government benefits system to Universal Credit, she was left out of work and unable to pay her bills. Subscribe to the Daily Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify and Spreaker “He started doing a few nights a week on the streets – enough to pay every bill,” Mrs Adams said. “He had no ability to work inside, even though it would have been much safer and he would have preferred it. “Although she says the money was a lifesaver, she fears her ex-partner will find out and use it against her at social services.” Rise of women selling ‘survival sex’ Nikki McNeill is a women’s support worker for Beyond The Streets, a Southampton and London-based charity helping people find ways out of the sex industry across the UK. She says she and her colleagues have also seen an increase in calls and women selling “survival sex.” “We call it that because it’s the only choice these women can make to survive. It’s done to meet basic needs – to have enough money for food and rent,” she told Sky News. She gave an example of another mother who shares custody of her children with her ex-partner. “She finally got a home, but she doesn’t have a fridge or the money to get one, so she uses a bag outside the window to keep the food cold. “And because of a past history of domestic abuse and coercion, she is now selling sex to have enough money for when she has children.” According to research by the charity National Ugly Mugs, sex workers are 10 times safer working indoors than on the streets. But while selling sex inside a shop is legal in England and Wales, working with others makes it a crime and being part of an agency also carries other risks. They are forced into unsafe sex According to Ms Adams, the current crisis means that, as well as those turning to sex work for the first time, people who have managed to get out of it have to come back. “They’re being pushed back into it because they’ve either lost those so-called ‘straight’ jobs during COVID or they’re not covering what they need to survive,” he said. It supports a woman in her 40s from Bristol who worked as a freelance sex worker in people’s homes and hotels for almost a decade in her 20s – but eventually found work as a salesperson. But having lost that job in the lockdown and falling through the cracks for license support, he now had to sign up with an agency. “This time she works in an agency and is shocked by the conditions,” Ms Adams said. “Some of the women are expected to provide unprotected sex. “Clients know they’re in a position where they can’t say no, so some facilities push women into those situations.” Online profiles are at risk of blackmail and stalking Another way women do sex work to pay the bills is online, through subscription services like OnlyFans. But while some in the industry have touted it as a safer, more empowering alternative to traditional work, the ECP warns it can put women at risk of stalking and blackmail. Mrs Adams said: “We are working with a woman at the moment in her 20s in Kent. “She had a job in retail and had moved out of her parents’ house, but when the crisis hit she couldn’t meet her bills. “She created an OnlyFans and had been working for a few months, starting to build a profile for herself, when she was targeted by a guy who started harassing her. “He managed to find a private Facebook page that he had and became a very serious stalker.” Read more from Sky News: Poorer households see prices rise 24% faster Families underestimating how much bills will soar After locating her family and telling a younger brother about the nature of her work, the woman was forced to move. “Someone else we support had a man she knew find her advert online and threatened her to go to her children’s school with her,” added Mrs Adams. “I’ve heard of a lot of women in these kinds of situations, it’s a serious, growing problem.” School holidays leave mothers unable to work The urgency of spiraling heating, electricity and food bills – or a lack of IT skills – means some women don’t have the time or ability to get online. Ms McNeill from Beyond The Streets said: “You have to come from a privileged place to be able to have wi-fi and sell sex online. “The women we work with sell sex in a variety of settings. Not all of them have access to wi-fi, but those who do and sell online still share experiences of violence. “It can be very difficult to navigate this with children – especially now with the school holidays. “If that’s your main source of income and you can’t do it in-house, it’s going to be in big jeopardy.” Her organization is calling on the government to bring benefits in line with inflation and bring back the £20 universal credit increase, while the ECP continues to campaign for the full decriminalization of the sex trade. A government spokesman told Sky News it “recognises that people are struggling with rising prices” and is offering £1,200 in direct payments to low-income households, as well as £400 energy payments to vulnerable people. They added: “We have no intention of changing prostitution laws and are committed to tackling the harm and exploitation associated with sex work.” A spokesperson for OnlyFans said security is a “top priority”, adding: “We can and do display direct messages between users on the platform, so if someone is behaving illegally, inappropriately or violating our direct (private) messaging terms, we can determine who is behind the messages and to take appropriate action.”