Financial freedom

More British women than ever are financially free of their partners.

Money management in heterosexual relationships has shifted so that women have more spending power and also share responsibility for the household purse strings with their other half.

A survey of 11,730 couples by Lancaster University found a trend towards gender equality, particularly in younger couples, with women of all classes having more autonomy to use their cash as they please.

The traditional ‘housekeeping allowance’ system for women who do not work outside the home is also increasingly rare, used by just three per cent of couples born after 1980 compared with 30 per cent of those before 1950.

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