The evidence base on economic abuse and the negative economic impact of domestic violence more broadly has expanded over the past ten years. Program interventions to support women’s economic stability have also been developed and evaluated.
The reports below reflect national and international knowledge. Join the international network for updates.
2025
Worthless? Victims of Family Violence and the (Non)Payment of Child Support Journal Article
In: Canadian Journal of Family Law, 2025.
2024
Child maintenance: Research on the experiences and impact on separated families Technical Report
2024.
Postseparation Financial Abuse Perpetrated Through Government Systems: A Survey of Australian Mothers’ Experiences of Child Support Journal Article
In: Violence Against Women, 2024.
Family, gender and economic violence: failure to pay child support in Chile Journal Article
In: 2024.
Non-Payment of Child Support as Economic Abuse: A Literature Review Technical Report
2024.
2023
“He Won’t Pay”: The Entanglement of Financial Abuse and Negligence in Swedish Child Maintenance Processes Journal Article
In: Violence Against Women, 2023.
Financial Abuse: The Weaponisation of Child Support in Australia Technical Report
2023.
2022
In: Journal of Gender-Based Violence, 2022.
In: Journal of Family Violence, 2022.
2020
Data from Gingerbread and Mumsnet on the child maintenance service Online
Gingerbread 2020.
2019
Debts and Disappointments: Mothers' experiences of the child support system Journal Article
In: Analysis & Policy Observatory, 2019.