Economic abuse involves the control of a current or ex-partner’s finances (Picture: Getty Images) More than a million girls and young women experienced economic abuse in the past year, shocking new research suggests. One in three girls are estimated to be subject to it before they even reach adulthood, the charity Surviving Economic Abuse said. Economic abuse involves the control of a current or ex-partner’s finances. It can be used to trap someone in a relationship or to continue exerting control long after one ends. It may include hijacking someone’s income, restricting how they use their money, damaging property or running up debts in their name without their consent or knowledge. Perpetrators may also control access to facilities that someone needs in order to do a job, such as transpo