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Economic abuse is when one abusive person has control over the victims access to economic resources.

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"Money doesn't make you happy but without money, there's nowhere to go. That's why, for me, economic abuse is the greatest form of control."
Economic abuse is a legally recognised form of domestic abuse and is defined in the Domestic Abuse Act. It often occurs in the context of intimate partner violence, and involves the control of a partner or ex-partner's money and finances, as well as the things that money can buy.
Economic abuse can include exerting control over income, spending, bank accounts, bills and borrowing. It can also include controlling access to and use of things like transport and technology, which allow us to work and stay connected, as well as property and daily essentials like food and clothing. It can include destroying items and refusing to contribute to household costs.

This type of abuse is a form of coercive and controlling behaviour. It can continue long after a leaving and can have lifelong effects.

"Controlling or coercive behaviour is a purposeful pattern of behaviour that takes place over time in order for one individual to exert power, control or coercion over another" - UK Home Office

The impact of economic abuse

Economic abuse rarely happens in isolation and usually occurs alongside other forms of abuse, including physical, sexual and psychological abuse. 95% of cases of domestic abuse involve economic abuse.

This type of abuse is designed to create economic instability and/or make one partner economically dependent, which limits their freedom. Without access to money and the things that money can buy, it is difficult to leave an abuser and access safety. Someone experiencing this type of abuse can become trapped in a relationship with the abuser, unable to resist the abuser's control and at risk of further harm. In this way, economic safety underpins physical safety.

The impact of economic abuse makes rebuilding lives challenging. Many women leave with nothing - having no money even for essentials - and have to start again from scratch. Many victim-survivors leave with large amounts of debt and poor credit ratings, affecting their long-term economic stability, and many are unable to maintain savings that provide economic security.

Identifying economic abuse

Economic abuse can take many forms. An abuser might do any of the following:

Sabotage your income and access to money:

prevent you from being in education or employment

limit your working hours

take your pay

refuse to let you claim benefits

take children's savings or birthday money

refuse to let you access a bank account

Restrict how you use money and the things that you own:

control when and how money is spent

dictate what you can buy

make you ask for money or provide an allowance

check your receipts

make you keep a spending diary

make you justify every purchase made

control the use of property, such as a mobile phone or car

insist all economic assets (eg savings, house) are in their name

keep financial information secret

Exploit your economic situation:

steal your money or property

cause damage to your property

refuse to contribute to household costs

spend money needed for household items and bills

misuse money in joint bank accounts

insist all bills, credit cards and loans are in your name and make you pay them

build up debt in your name, sometimes without your knowledge

See SEA's Economic Abuse Wheel more information on the ways in which an abuser might exert economic power and control.

Financial abuse vs. economic abuse

Economic abuse and financial abuse involve similar behaviours, but it can be helpful to think of financial abuse as a subcategory of economic abuse. Economic abuse encompasses the many ways that an abuser may control someone's economic situation, including employment and housing, for example.

Getting support

If you have experienced economic abuse,  you are not alone. There are people and organisations that can help. We have information on support that is available. If you are a professional looking for more information, we also have resources for professionals in various sectors.

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What is economic abuse? - Surviving Economic Abuse

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Economic abuse is a legally recognised form of domestic abuse. It involves the control of money and finances, and things that money can buy.

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Who is affected most by this abuse? Financial abuse is in fact devastating for women. It is the number one reason why women stay in or return to abusive relationships.

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Who is affected most by this abuse? Financial abuse is in fact devastating for women. It is the number one reason why women stay in or return to abusive relationships.

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The Lasting Negative Effects Financial Abuse Has on Women | America’s Charities

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NORTHBROOK, Ill., April 7, 2015 /3BL Media/ – Financial abuse is a tactic used by abusers in ninety-eight percent of domestic violence situations and its effects are often life-altering. However, in a recent survey from The Allstate Foundation, just three percent of Americans ranked financial abuse as most likely to cause long-term effects, far behind emotional (43…

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This study says that Financial Abuse happens to black elders more than whites 

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This study says that Financial Abuse happens to black elders more than whites 

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Financial Exploitation and Psychological Mistreatment Among Older Adults: Differences Between African Americans and Non-African Americans in a Population-Based Survey

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Purpose: To examine racial differences in (a) the prevalence of financial exploitation and psychological mistreatment since turning 60 and in the past 6 months and (b) the experience—perpetrator, frequency, and degree of upset—of psychological…

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Age? Location? Each year, hundreds of thousands of adults over the age of 60 are abused, neglected, or financially exploited. It happens to teens a lot as well. Location: Financial abuse occurs in 99% of domestic violence cases.

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Age? Location? Each year, hundreds of thousands of adults over the age of 60 are abused, neglected, or financially exploited. It happens to teens a lot as well. Location: Financial abuse occurs in 99% of domestic violence cases.

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Find out how we at Giles Wilson successfully represented a victim of financial abuse in our case study.

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Last Will and Embezzlement   NEW 8 Minute Short

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Dirty Money | Official Trailer [HD] | Netflix

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"Get what I want" "Getttt what I want". In this song he's basically begging and saying it's mandatory for his girlfriend to give him what he wants.