Financial coercion

I do not see how he can take it over. It is paid to you, presumably into your own account if you have one or into your joint account. Either way you can simply do with it what you will - you do not need his permission. He cannot control it.

Agree with everyone else.

How would you have paid for a new battery if AA hadn't been awarded?

As the OP is on AA lower rate I would think her husband is the named person who is helping her with certain daily activities so therefore he thinks he should have access to that money.

Coercion financial or emotional is abuse Sallywally and became a criminal act on December 29th 2015. No one should be afraid of their husband/wife/partner and if they are, this raises serious concerns about the relationship.

If you only have a joint account, have you considered opening an account in your name only, or are you afraid to do so?

Yes, that’s a fair amount of money, presumably awarded after careful assessment. It’s aimed enabling the individual pay for necessary practical support.

It sounds like financial coercion and relationship problems. At least

AA is OPs and should be in an account that she controls for her to use for her benefit alone.

For her husband to take control he must have directed her to have the AA paid into an account he controls.

Lower rate AA is just short of £75 a week. £300 a month, a not inconsiderable amount.

Astitchintime I might be wrong but to me Sallywally sounds as if she may be afraid to ask her husband to stop using her money, and she may not have a sole bank account maybe they just have a joint one, so it may not be easily rectified.

Sallywally how is your marriage? are you afraid of upsetting or annoying your husband your last words are ‘I would be scared to ask‘ are we talking physical or mental violence here ?

AA is awarded to support personal care and mobility.

The AA will have been paid into the back account nominated by the claimant. Sallywally has clearly paid this into their joint account.

This is easily rectified, simply ask the DWP to amend your AA payments to your sole account and in the meantime demand that your husband allow access to the AA money to pay for your car battery.

This beggars the question as to what her DH is actually spending the AA on though.

Darling I think NotSpaghetti (daft anagram in my eyes but hey ho what do I know)

If you are scared to ask for money (especially for money that is there to help you) then something is definitely wrong.

Do you have separate accounts?
If so it should be paid into yours.
Is it coercion or is it abuse?

What do you mean by "When I received it my D DH immediately took it over to decide how it should be spent"? What is the "D"?

Sallywally you obviously feel you have a problem are you used to sharing out the money, paying between you both, or do you normally pay for things separately ?
How does your husband get hold of your allowance ?
You say you’re scared to ask this doesn’t sound a healthy marriage you shouldn’t be scared… scared of what ….physical violence ??
You say when you got awarded the AA he immediately took it over ? What does that mean ? How ?

This sounds much more and much bigger than money issues

Does it not go into your bank account along with your pension ect how is he taking control of it ? Sorry if I am being a bit thick but all our pensions ect go into our bank account which we both have access to.

I pay for things like shopping for food, my car and household appliances. But my point is not asking for permission, but is him taking over my AA control?

A little confused the AA is for your benefit not your husbands. How do you usually pay for things? For instance if I needed a new car battery I would take my car to the garage to get it fitted and pay via our bank account, might mention it to my DH but wouldn’t ask his permission.