Top 3 Most Common Types of Domestic Financial Abuse

Economic abuse manifests in diverse ways; research categorizes these into three dominant patterns often found in domestic settings.

The top 3

1. Employment Sabotage: Abusers disrupt a victim's ability to maintain employment through harassment at the workplace or preventing access to transportation.
2. Credit and Debt Coercion: Perpetrators intentionally damage the victim's credit score or force them to accrue debt in their name, limiting future financial independence.
3. Total Resource Deprivation: The strict control of all household income, requiring the victim to justify even the most minor, essential purchases.

Sources

• National Network to End Domestic Violence

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