Financial/ economic

Financial/ economic abuse can be very subtle — telling you what you can and cannot buy or requiring you to share control of your bank accounts.

Some examples of economic abuse are:

• Giving you an allowance and closely watching what you buy.
• Placing your wages in their account and denying you access to it.
• Keeping you from seeing shared bank accounts or records.
• Forbidding you to work or limiting the hours you do.
• Preventing you from going to work i.e. by taking your car or keys.
• Getting you fired by harassing you, your employer or coworkers on the job.
• Maxing out your credit cards without your permission.
• Refusing to give you money for food, rent, medicine or clothing.
• Spending money on themselves but not allowing you to do the same.