This case study is published jointly by the Academy of Life Planning (AoLP) and Get SAFE (Support After Financial Exploitation).
All names and identifying details have been redacted.
Background
A 94-year-old woman (“Mrs G”) received an unexpected letter from a government department requesting proof of her “right to reside” in the UK — despite having lived in Britain for more than 70 years, working as a primary school teacher, raising a family, and paying NI contributions for decades.
The letter caused deep distress. Her son (“Mr G”) immediately recognised the pattern familiar to thousands of vulnerable citizens:
- A confusing administrative decision
- A sudden threat to income or entitlements
- A vulnerable person unable to defend themselves
- A system that moves slowly or not at all when challenged
This was not financial crime — but it was a form of administrative exploitation: the kind of institutional behaviour that harms vulnerable people through errors, omissions, or indifference.
How Independent AI Levelled the Playing Field
Mr G used an open, independent AI tool to draft two professional, precise, legally grounded letters:
- A challenge to the department that issued the letter, demanding:
- confirmation that the application would not be suspended
- cessation of any further burdensome requests
- acknowledgement of their error
- all future correspondence via him, not his frail mother
- A formal request to the Home Office’s historical status team, asking for written recognition of her long-standing lawful residency.
These letters were drafted in minutes — the kind of correspondence that would typically take a solicitor hours and cost significant fees.
The AI-supported letters:
- Presented a structured evidence summary
- Linked historical documents to legal status
- Highlighted vulnerability
- Asserted rights firmly and professionally
- Removed emotional burden from a distressed elderly citizen
Most importantly, the letters shifted power.
Officials who had ignored calls suddenly became accountable in writing.
Why This Matters for the Movement
This case is not about DWP.
It’s not about immigration status.
It’s not even about bureaucracy.
It is about ordinary people being harmed by systems that assume they won’t fight back.
Get SAFE exists because:
- vulnerable citizens are routinely ignored or dismissed
- errors go uncorrected until challenged
- evidence is often overwhelming, disorganised, or unseen
- regulators, banks, insurers, and departments rely on opacity
Independent AI changes that.
It allows any citizen to:
- reconstruct evidence
- draft professional letters
- expose inconsistencies
- hold institutions to their own rules
- advocate for vulnerable loved ones
- push back against exploitation — financial or otherwise
This is the heart of the Get SAFE mission:
to give every person the tools to stand up to power, without the cost or fear of going it alone.
The Key Lesson
Exploitation isn’t always financial.
It can be administrative, systemic, or bureaucratic.
AI doesn’t replace lawyers.
It helps citizens understand their situation, present their evidence, and protect themselves from preventable harm.
This case shows that even at 94, a vulnerable person can gain a powerful voice — when the people around her are equipped with the right tools.
How Get SAFE Can Help Others
Through our programmes — Rebuild & Thrive, The Goliathon, and our AI-enabled evidence systems — we support:
- victims of financial crime
- families facing bureaucratic injustice
- vulnerable citizens overwhelmed by paperwork
- people who are dismissed, ignored, or gaslit by institutions
Whether the exploitation is financial, administrative, or systemic, independent AI gives citizens the visibility they’ve always lacked.
Get SAFE turns fear into clarity, and confusion into evidence.
In One Sentence
Goliathon turns victims of financial exploitation into confident, capable citizen investigators who can build professional-grade cases using structured training, emotional support, and independent AI.
Instant Access
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- the training video, and
- the downloadable workbook.
Link to Goliathon Taster £2.99.
If the session resonates, you can upgrade to the full Goliathon Programme for £29 and continue your journey toward clarity, justice, and recovery.
Every year, thousands across the UK lose their savings, pensions, and peace of mind to corporate financial exploitation — and are left to face the aftermath alone.
Get SAFE (Support After Financial Exploitation) exists to change that.
We’re creating a national lifeline for victims — offering free emotional recovery, life-planning, and justice support through our Fellowship, Witnessing Service, and Citizen Investigator training.
We’re now raising £20,000 to:
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steve.conley@aolp.co.uk | +44 (0)7850 102070
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