Financial decision-making power (imbalances)

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EVIDENCE-BASED STRATEGY

Initiatives address power imbalances in financial decision-making and promote individual agency, particularly among disadvantaged groups who are the target of financial abuse.

SAMPLE INDICATORS

Perceived control over financial resources
Percentage of conditional cash transfers to women (compared to men)
Social benefits payment to the accounts of people experiencing disabilities
Self-reported shared responsibility for managing household finances
Self-reported financial role within household (i.e., dependent, contributor, key financial decision-maker)
Person responsible for budgeting in the household