About Us
Economic abuse is present in many abusive relationships.
Research involving women already using domestic abuse services found that between 92% and 99% had experienced some form of economic abuse.
This may have included taking their wages, stopping them from working, hiding financial information, controlling what they could buy or creating debt in their name.
These figures do not mean that 92% to 99% of the general public experiences economic abuse. They relate to specific groups of women who were already seeking support. However, they show how common financial control can be within an abusive relationship.
There are useful tools that help people recognise economic abuse and understand what has happened to them. But recognising the abuse is only the beginning.
A survivor may still need help to:
regain control of bank accounts;
understand debts;
find safe housing;
rebuild their income and savings;
and feel confident making financial decisions again.
We could not find one clear and practical pathway connecting all these stages, from recognising the abuse, through financial recovery, to greater independence.
The FAR Project was founded to help build that pathway.
Because escaping abuse is not the end of the journey. Survivors also deserve the opportunity to rebuild their lives, regain their choices and create a safer financial future.
A Word from Our Founder, Rachael Hall
“I established The FAR Project in 2026 following my own experience of economic abuse within a former business partnership.
Like many people who find themselves caught in financially controlling or coercive relationships, I did not initially have the language to understand what was happening to me.
At first, I did not want to believe that I was in this position. I made excuses on the other person’s behalf and tried to shake it off.
However, as often happens to people on the receiving end of psychological abuse, my self-esteem was gradually eroded. I lost my confidence, my voice and, eventually, my sense of identity.
The gaslighting caused me to question my own sanity. It was only several months later, when the people around me began to confirm my suspicions, that I started to understand what had happened.
I lost everything: my business, my money and my sense of who I was.
But the abuse did not simply end when the partnership broke down. It followed me through the legal system and into court.
Trauma can impair cognitive function, and it felt as though my operating system had completely shut down. The process left me struggling to cope with everyday life.
Fortunately, I had a strong community of people around me. Even some of my business competitors stepped in to help me get back on my feet.
Because of the moral, practical and financial support I received, I was able to recover what remained of the business I thought I had lost. I rebuilt parts of my team and, before long, brought the business back to six figures.
Recovery has been a long process, and I still live with PTSD today.
Abuse is deeply isolating, and financial abuse can be particularly unforgiving. The world knows it exists, but it is still not always recognised or called out.
In business, financially abusive behaviour may be dismissed as being ‘shrewd’ or ‘ruthless’. There are also very few protections available to those on the receiving end, particularly when they are business owners.
Within divorce proceedings, there is growing recognition of the damage caused by financial abuse. Barristers, family lawyers and other professionals are working to create a fairer process for everyone involved.
Even so, it can feel as though the systems around you are not designed to recognise what is really happening. It can feel as though nobody believes you.
All too often, this is because the information, language and support you need are simply not available in one place.
But I am here to tell you that there is light at the end of the tunnel.
Support and resources are available. You may simply not know where to find them yet.
That is why I built The FAR Project: so that you can access the knowledge, language, support and practical pathway that were not available to me when I needed them most.
Banks, charities and specialist organisations provide resources that can help with debt, benefits, housing, legal processes, personal safety and emotional recovery.
You will find many of these resources in our Directory, gathered together so that you do not have to search for them alone.”
With love,
"You managed through something that was designed to make you fail. That is not evidence that you cannot cope with money. It is evidence of extraordinary resilience."
