Good Shepherd NZGood Shepherd NZThis report and its companion resources shine light on women’s experiences of economic abuse and the long-term financial and economic consequences of family violence.
Good Shepherd New Zealand seeks to raise awareness and improve understanding of economic abuse and harm from family violence.
To support these efforts, we interviewed people who experienced this form of abuse and analysed data from our services and from Women’s Refuge.
This report examines the difference we’re making for people working through financial harm and hardship.
The report analyses the experiences and perspectives of over 100 Good Shepherd clients. The results of this research show that, together with our partners, Good Shepherd is helping people navigate significant challenges and improve their financial wellbeing — and we’re on course to continue making a sustained positive impact. Thank you to our amazing clients for contributing your feedback to this research. We will use what we learn to continue improving our services.
Good Shepherd New Zealand worked with the specialist research team at Good Shepherd Australia New Zealand to establish an understanding of economic abuse in New Zealand.
This study considers economic abuse, specifically as a form of intimate partner violence where men perpetrate violence against women, within the New Zealand context.
The purpose of the report was to contribute to a common understanding of economic abuse and grow the knowledge in this area to support effective, evidence-based policy and practice responses.