it is claimed the singer is restricted to the relatively small amount and does not even own a credit card.
Cash fears: Susan Boyle outside her £300,000 house, which her brother claims she has been unable to furnish due to spending restrictions
Her brother said the limit meant she did not have enough money to properly furnish her new £300,000 five-bedroom home.
The 49-year-old is said to have resorted to shopping at Tesco for outfits and at times travelled by bus because of her financial arrangements.
Brother Gerry Boyle claimed she had reacted with 'distress' because she is struggling to deal with how strictly controlled her finances are.
Miss Boyle, who found fame on Britain's Got Talent, has accumulated about £10million in royalties after her debut album I Dreamed A Dream sold 8.5million copies.
Much of her money is understood to be 'ring-fenced' and not immediately available to her, while some is thought to be invested.
Investment: The singer bought this five-bedroom house after finding fame on Britain's Got Talent
Yesterday sources close to Miss Boyle denied claims that she was being blocked from accessing her earnings. They said it had been her decision to impose a weekly budget for herself and to invest the rest.
They said the new house was nearly fitted out and that she could take out as much of her money as she wanted.
But Gerry Boyle, 55, raised concerns this weekend about his sister's situation. 'When Susan realised she can't just walk into a bank and take out her own money she had a fit because she thought she was down to her last few quid,' he told the News of The World.
'Her millions are ring-fenced but Susan has no concept of money. She was extremely distressed. She lives in fear of losing everything and returning to her old life before she made it big.'
Her finances are looked after by her professional management team, which is separate from SyCo, Simon Cowell's music company.
Mr Boyle said there was a crisis conference on June 17 at the singer's home in West Lothian after she complained about not having enough money.
He said he was speaking out on behalf of his brother John and sister Mary Brady, who were at the meeting with a member of the management team.
He said: 'Susan said to me, "I've been told I get £500 a week because I'm a novice. I don't have the money to go and buy the furniture".
'So she's still stuck in the small council house where we all grew up. She should be able to walk into a bank anywhere and say she wants £50,000 cash. That may not be advisable, but it would be her choice because it's her money.
The singer's finances are looked after by her professional management team
'Susan is baffled about money. All she wants to do is sing. So we asked the questions that should have been asked a while ago. Why doesn't she even have a credit card? Why does she feel she doesn't have control over her finances.
'And we've got worries about her safety too. She visits the local Tesco most days all on her own. So we raised concerns with her management.
'Susan doesn't look as if she is a successful international chart star. She's lonely and downtrodden.'
But sources said her allowance was simply to cover her day-to-day costs. One close to Miss Boyle said: 'The modest allowance is what she asked for and she has full control of her money. All she is doing is being responsible with her money.'
They added that round-the-clock security arrangements were in place, and that it had been her choice to buy clothes from Tesco and get the bus.
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