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Summary
The Public Sector Economic Abuse Toolkit is a comprehensive guide created by the Fairness Group to help public sector bodies identify and support individuals who may be experiencing economic abuse. The toolkit was developed in collaboration with leading UK experts and contains proven best-practice tools.
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Key Points
- Read the toolkit in full to understand how to identify and support individuals who may be experiencing economic abuse.
- Use the toolkit’s questionnaire to identify individuals who may be experiencing economic abuse.
- Ask open-ended questions to gather information about individuals who may be experiencing economic abuse.
- Create the correct disclosure environment for individuals who may be experiencing economic abuse, including ensuring privacy and confidentiality.
- Develop policies on security to protect individuals who may be experiencing economic abuse.
- Provide support and a consistent response to those facing economic abuse.
- Signpost individuals who may be experiencing economic abuse to economic and domestic abuse support services, as well as independent debt advice.
- Consider the impact of economic abuse on mental health and well-being, and take a trauma-informed approach to supporting individuals who may be experiencing economic abuse.
- Consider other forms of vulnerability that may be present alongside economic abuse.
- Respond to disclosures of economic abuse with emotional support and practical assistance.
- Work with other agencies and organizations to support individuals who may be experiencing economic abuse.
- Provide training to staff on how to identify and support individuals who may be experiencing economic abuse.
Key Take Aways
- Economic abuse can present itself in many ways and can be challenging to identify. Public sector bodies should seek to put in place policies and processes for identifying economic abuse .
- Noticing the signs of economic abuse and acting on them can have a huge impact on someone’s safety and economic stability .
- This toolkit was developed in collaboration with leading UK experts, including Surviving Economic Abuse and Money Advice Plus, and includes proven best-practice tools .
- The toolkit provides guidance on how to identify individuals who may be experiencing economic abuse, including using a questionnaire and asking open-ended questions .
- Public sector bodies should create a safe space where disclosure can take place and ensure privacy and confidentiality .
- Public sector bodies should provide support and a consistent response to those facing economic abuse, including signposting individuals to support services and independent debt advice .
- Public sector bodies should consider the impact of economic abuse on mental health and well-being and take a trauma-informed approach to supporting individuals who may be experiencing economic abuse .
- Public sector bodies should work with other agencies and organizations to support individuals who may be experiencing economic abuse .
- Public sector bodies should provide training to staff on how to identify and support individuals who may be experiencing economic abuse .
- The toolkit includes case studies and examples of good practice to help public sector bodies understand how to identify and support individuals who may be experiencing economic abuse .
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