Experiencing Financial Abuse

If you or someone you know is affected by financial abuse, we can help.

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What is financial abuse?

Financial abuse can take various different forms within different relationships, including partners, family members or carers.
 

What could financial abuse look like?

Financial abuse can look different for different people. However, there are signs of financial abuse to watch for. You can use these signs to protect yourself or someone you know. 

  • Restricted or controlled access to money and accounts.
  • Restricted or controlled access to statements.
  • Forced to pay someone a salary or benefit payments.
  • Prevented from using a credit card.
  • Forced to take out credit agreement products.

If financial abuse affects you, we can offer support to help you take control of your finances.

At Lloyds, we've been working with UK Finance. Our goal is to offer the right support to you or a loved one. We want to do this safely. Download the financial abuse support guide (PDF, 2.48MB) for more information on how we can help and details of other organisations you can contact for practical help and support.

Let us help you get control of your money

How we can support you

We're here to support you and we'll do our best to help you get control of your money.

We can give practical help, including information about:

  • Joint accounts.
  • Debts, lending and mortgages.
  • Opening a new account.
  • Important documents you might need, like your passport, driving licence and bills.

How to stay safe

It’s important you take steps to keep your finances safe. There are a few things you can do:

  • Review and track your credit score on online banking and the mobile banking app.
  • If you think someone is opening your letters, you may be able to have them sent elsewhere.
  • Never share your PIN or password with anyone.
  • Change your PIN or password if you believe someone else may have them.
  • Receive your statements online if you use online banking.

Contact us in a way that's best for you

Call us

Speak to our dedicated support team on 0800 0665 703.

Ask us to contact you

Our dedicated team can offer support by contacting you. Complete a quick online form and let us know when you would like to be contacted.

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Visit us

If it’s safe to, visit one of our branches and speak to someone.

Message us online

If you're not ready to talk, you can send us a message through the mobile banking app or online banking by typing financial abuse or domestic abuse and Send. 

Please be mindful of who has access to, or who can view, your device when using the messaging service.

Messaging history is not deleted when your conversation finishes. Conversation history will be visible for up to 13 months. 

How to message us

Message us in our app

If you’re not ready to talk, you can message us through the Mobile Banking app.

  1. Log on and select Support.
  2. Select Message us 24/7.
  3. Type financial abuse or domestic abuse and Send. You’ll go straight through to one of our agents.

Please be mindful of who has access to, or who can, view your phone when using the messaging service in the app.

Please be aware that message history is not deleted when your conversation finishes. Conversation history will be visible in your app for up to 13 months.

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How other organisations can help you

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In an emergency

If you need help urgently, you can call the National Domestic Abuse Helpline for free on 0808 2000 247 (24 hours), which is run in partnership with Refuge.

Or call the police on 999 if you or someone else is in immediate danger.

Staying safe online

Modern technology gives abusers ever-growing ways to control those using the tools of everyday life.

If you need help and support with how to secure your tech visit Refuge’s tech safety website.

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Surviving Economic Abuse

Surviving Economic Abuse is a charity dedicated to raising awareness of this type of abuse and improving the support that is offered for those experiencing it.

SEA's website has expert information on economic abuse and the support that is on offer to help you regain control.

You can visit the Surviving Economic Abuse webiste where you will find offer support, and information on next steps that you might take.

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Bright Sky

You can download the free Bright Sky app.

Bright Sky is a safe, easy to use app that has a range of tools to support you if you are in an abusive relationship or worried about someone you know.

  • The app is offered in 5 languages.
  • A unique UK-wide directory of specialist domestic abuse support services with contact details.
  • Content to help you understand if you or someone else is at risk.
  • Links to further resources and information on domestic abuse.
  • Information to help you to stay safe online.

Calls and online sessions may be monitored and recorded. Not all Telephone Banking services are available 24 hours a day, seven days a week.