Financial Abuse
At one extreme, the abuser denies the victim access to money; at the other extreme, he makes her responsible for all the finances but handles money irresponsibly himself. Money becomes a tool by which the abuser can further control the victim. Either he makes her totally dependent on him financially, or he shifts the responsibility of keeping a roof over the family's head onto her, at the same time making it difficult or impossible for her to do so.
Financial abuse can include:
- preventing you from getting or keeping a job
- denying you sufficient housekeeping
- having to account for every penny spent
- denying access to check book/account/finances
- putting all bills in your name
- demanding your paychecks
- spending money allocated to bills/groceries on himself
- forcing you to beg or commit crimes for money
- spending Child Benefit on himself
- not permitting you to spend available funds on yourself or children
