Financial concerns and challenges are often prevalent in Domestic Violence Abuse and Coercive Control situations. Finances can be a way for the perpetrator to control their non-violent partners and children, by withholding funds, controlling spending, monitoring spending patterns, financial neglect and humiliation. They can also adopt ‘micro-controls’ and create barriers to phone credit, transport, paying bills to keep the non-violent partner trapped. In this section, we hope to offer you an insight in how this is used.
We also hope to offer you advise on supports available to the non-violent partners including employment laws, social welfare information and other community support agencies.