Advertisement

We need your help now

Support from readers like you keeps The Journal open.

You are visiting us because we have something you value. Independent, unbiased news that tells the truth. Advertising revenue goes some way to support our mission, but this year it has not been enough.

If you've seen value in our reporting, please contribute what you can, so we can continue to produce accurate and meaningful journalism. For everyone who needs it.

# Financial Abuse

All time
Cash is crucial to victims of domestic abuse or coercive control, says Women's Aid
Pensioners urged to exercise vigilance in use of 'temporary agents’ to pick up payments
Elderly abuse victims are 'most likely to have been targeted by their sons or daughters'
'Up to 10% of older Irish people are victims of financial abuse'
Eileen O'Callaghan
'We need to lift the lid on financial abuse of older people'
Almost 8,000 cases of adult abuse reported to HSE last year
Vast majority of elderly abuse is carried out by a close friend or family member
Elderly woman loses her home after letting her son move in after marriage breakdown
HSE reports 9 per cent increase in elder abuse referrals