Coercion by Debit: The Alarming Rise of Financial Abuse in Relationships The statistics on domestic abuse are staggering, but not entirely surprising.
UK charities have reported a 78% increase in referrals for cases of technology facilitated or economic abuse over the past year.
According to Refuge's data, between April 2025 and March 2026, there were 967 referrals to their specialist unit – up from 542 the previous year.