It has been revealed that some women are now using s ex to pay for the services of workmen who carry out certain activities for them.

A Daily Mail UK report has shown that women are using s ex to pay for plumbers, car mechanics and other laborers in Russia because of the country’s economic struggles.

The ‘new trend’ in the Buryatia, in eastern Siberia, is blamed on ‘falling income levels’ in Vladimir Putin’s country.

Residents are being offered the chance to exchange their services – including the installation of new furniture and dog-walking – for s ex, it has been claimed.

One Siberian news outlet reported: ‘Due to the economic crisis, s ex is used to pay for traditional services. There even are special online communities for this purpose.’

One such community in Buryatia region, on the shore of Lake Baikal, claims that it is intended for ‘mutually beneficial encounters.’

It states: ‘Here you can swap services for sex. And, as well, offer s ex for a service.

‘If you need a service or goods, but you can’t or don’t want to spend money on it, you can do something.’