‘Fun to finance’ workshops and Money Mentoring with women
A mixed-methods evaluation of the Many Sisters ‘Fun to finance’ practical lifestyle workshops and 1-2-1 Money Mentoring delivered online by Southern Housing Group to women tenants in East London
Information about the programme design and rationale
Evidence about Financial Capability outcomes for programme participants
Evidence that the Financial Capability outcomes were caused by the programme
Evidence about programme implementation, feasibility, and piloting
Evidence about relative costs and benefits of the programme
Topics: Saving, Credit Use and Debt, Budgeting and Keeping Track, Financial Education, Financial Capability
Country/Countries: United Kingdom, England
Year of publication: 2021
A Cost-Benefit Evaluation of The Money House 5-Day Programme
A social cost-benefit analysis of MyBnk’s Money House 5-day programme, which delivers financial literacy education to young people aged 16-25 who live or are about to live independently in London.
Information about the programme design and rationale
Evidence about Financial Capability outcomes for programme participants
Evidence that the Financial Capability outcomes were caused by the programme
Evidence about programme implementation, feasibility, and piloting
Evidence about relative costs and benefits of the programme
Topics: Credit Use and Debt, Budgeting and Keeping Track, Financial Education, Financial Capability
Country/Countries: United Kingdom, England
Year of publication: 2020
Measuring the long-term impacts of debt advice, 2021
Results from a two-year quantitative longitudinal pilot study by the Money and Pensions Service to understand in-depth the medium and long-term impacts of encouraged debt advice on clients in the UK.
Information about the programme design and rationale
Evidence about Financial Capability outcomes for programme participants
Evidence that the Financial Capability outcomes were caused by the programme
Evidence about programme implementation, feasibility, and piloting
Evidence about relative costs and benefits of the programme
Topics: Credit Use and Debt
Country/Countries: United Kingdom
Year of publication: 2022
Fair for You’s Food Club and Shopping Card trials
Providing low-income shoppers with small-sum, not-for-profit credit solutions provided by Fair For You, in partnership with Iceland and supported by Nesta, Fair4All Finance and the Esmee Foundation
Information about the programme design and rationale
Evidence about Financial Capability outcomes for programme participants
Evidence that the Financial Capability outcomes were caused by the programme
Evidence about programme implementation, feasibility, and piloting
Evidence about relative costs and benefits of the programme
Topics: Credit Use and Debt
Country/Countries: United Kingdom
Year of publication: 2022
Evaluation of Teenage Cancer Trust and The Money Charity’s ‘Money, Cancer and Me’ pilot.
Ecorys conducted a development, process and outcomes project-level evaluation of ‘Money, Cancer and Me’, between February and August 2021.
Information about the programme design and rationale
Evidence about Financial Capability outcomes for programme participants
Evidence that the Financial Capability outcomes were caused by the programme
Evidence about programme implementation, feasibility, and piloting
Evidence about relative costs and benefits of the programme
Topics: Financial Education
Country/Countries: United Kingdom
Year of publication: 2022
Improving financial wellbeing through the debt advice journey
An evaluation of interventions that seek to improve financial capability among clients experiencing problem debt.
Information about the programme design and rationale
Evidence about Financial Capability outcomes for programme participants
Evidence that the Financial Capability outcomes were caused by the programme
Evidence about programme implementation, feasibility, and piloting
Evidence about relative costs and benefits of the programme
Topics: Credit Use and Debt
Country/Countries: England
Year of publication: 2020
Weighing anchor on credit card debt
An evaluation to assess the impact of stopping customers selecting credit card repayments at the contractual minimum amount.
Information about the programme design and rationale
Evidence about Financial Capability outcomes for programme participants
Evidence that the Financial Capability outcomes were caused by the programme
Evidence about programme implementation, feasibility, and piloting
Evidence about relative costs and benefits of the programme
Topics: Credit Use and Debt
Country/Countries: United Kingdom
Year of publication: 2018
Testing retirement communications
An evaluation to assess the impact of interventions designed to increase individuals’ use of the free pensions guidance available to them and engagement with their pensions.
Information about the programme design and rationale
Evidence about Financial Capability outcomes for programme participants
Evidence that the Financial Capability outcomes were caused by the programme
Evidence about programme implementation, feasibility, and piloting
Evidence about relative costs and benefits of the programme
Topics: Saving, Pensions and Retirement Planning
Country/Countries: United Kingdom
Year of publication: 2018
Evaluation of MyBnk Money Works
Money Works is a financial education programme delivered by MyBnk across England and Wales. It aims to improve young people’s knowledge and digital skills in relation to financial matters.
Information about the programme design and rationale
Evidence about Financial Capability outcomes for programme participants
Evidence that the Financial Capability outcomes were caused by the programme
Evidence about programme implementation, feasibility, and piloting
Evidence about relative costs and benefits of the programme
Topics: Financial Education
Country/Countries: England, Wales
Year of publication: 2018
An intervention to improve financial capability outcomes for groups of young people, focusing on those outside of mainstream education.
Information about the programme design and rationale
Evidence about Financial Capability outcomes for programme participants
Evidence that the Financial Capability outcomes were caused by the programme
Evidence about programme implementation, feasibility, and piloting
Evidence about relative costs and benefits of the programme
Topics: Financial Capability
Country/Countries: England
Year of publication: 2018
Digital tax for older people what works?
The project aimed to see what works well for older people (60+) regarding accessing and managing their digital tax accounts, and in helping them overcome barriers to managing finances online.
Information about the programme design and rationale
Evidence about Financial Capability outcomes for programme participants
Evidence that the Financial Capability outcomes were caused by the programme
Evidence about programme implementation, feasibility, and piloting
Evidence about relative costs and benefits of the programme
Topics: Financial Capability
Country/Countries: United Kingdom
Year of publication: 2019
Get Set Family Financial Wellbeing Programme
An evaluation of the Get Set financial capability programme, which aimed to introduce people to new money management skills though a series of workshops.
Information about the programme design and rationale
Evidence about Financial Capability outcomes for programme participants
Evidence that the Financial Capability outcomes were caused by the programme
Evidence about programme implementation, feasibility, and piloting
Evidence about relative costs and benefits of the programme
Topics: Saving
Country/Countries: England
Year of publication: 2019
Money management and debt advice – external evaluation
An evaluation of the Money Management and Debt Advice programme, a project to enhance the financial capability of women in the Criminal Justice System or at risk of offending.
Information about the programme design and rationale
Evidence about Financial Capability outcomes for programme participants
Evidence that the Financial Capability outcomes were caused by the programme
Evidence about programme implementation, feasibility, and piloting
Evidence about relative costs and benefits of the programme
Topics: Financial Capability
Country/Countries: England
Year of publication: 2019
Money coaching pilot – evaluation report
An evaluation to assess the outcomes of the Money Coaching pilot - a short project to test whether embedding financial capability coaching within existing debt advice would be effective.
Information about the programme design and rationale
Evidence about Financial Capability outcomes for programme participants
Evidence that the Financial Capability outcomes were caused by the programme
Evidence about programme implementation, feasibility, and piloting
Evidence about relative costs and benefits of the programme
Topics: Credit Use and Debt, Financial Capability
Country/Countries: England
Year of publication: 2020
Managing money for the ‘just about managing’
An evaluation to test whether a simple financial education tool can ‘nudge’ people to live within their means, building resilience and preventing them from falling into financial difficulties.
Information about the programme design and rationale
Evidence about Financial Capability outcomes for programme participants
Evidence that the Financial Capability outcomes were caused by the programme
Evidence about programme implementation, feasibility, and piloting
Evidence about relative costs and benefits of the programme
Topics: Budgeting and Keeping Track, Financial Education
Country/Countries: England
Year of publication: 2019
MyBnk's Money Twist: Primary Year Two
An evaluation of the second year of MyBnk’s Money Twist financial education programme, aimed at 7-11 year olds and delivered in primary schools.
Information about the programme design and rationale
Evidence about Financial Capability outcomes for programme participants
Evidence that the Financial Capability outcomes were caused by the programme
Evidence about programme implementation, feasibility, and piloting
Evidence about relative costs and benefits of the programme
Topics: Financial Education
Country/Countries: England, Scotland.
Year of publication: 2019
Managing My Money for the Just About Managing
Open University & Coventry University designed and tested (using multiple controlled field trials) a short, behaviourally-informed financial education tool aimed at improving the day-to-day budgeting, spending, and saving behaviour of people who are Just About Managing.
Information about the programme design and rationale
Evidence about Financial Capability outcomes for programme participants
Evidence that the Financial Capability outcomes were caused by the programme
Evidence about programme implementation, feasibility, and piloting
Evidence about relative costs and benefits of the programme
Topics: Saving, Credit Use and Debt, Budgeting and Keeping Track, Financial Education
Country/Countries: England
Year of publication: 2019
An evaluation into Moneyworks: Brighton and Hove
Moneyworks, a partnership of advice agencies, provided casework support to local residents to promote money management and financial inclusion.
Information about the programme design and rationale
Evidence about Financial Capability outcomes for programme participants
Evidence that the Financial Capability outcomes were caused by the programme
Evidence about programme implementation, feasibility, and piloting
Evidence about relative costs and benefits of the programme
Topics: Credit Use and Debt, Budgeting and Keeping Track, Financial Capability
Country/Countries: England
Year of publication: 2016
An independent evaluation of the Community Money Mentors programme Year 1
Run by Toynbee Hall, the programme partners with community organisations to train local people as money mentors across London. The money mentors support local people by sharing information and support concerning money management.
Information about the programme design and rationale
Evidence about Financial Capability outcomes for programme participants
Evidence that the Financial Capability outcomes were caused by the programme
Evidence about programme implementation, feasibility, and piloting
Evidence about relative costs and benefits of the programme
Topics: Budgeting and Keeping Track, Financial Capability
Country/Countries: England
Year of publication: 2016
Evaluation of Life, Money, Action!
Life, Money, Action! (LMA) is a financial capability education programme which supports youth practitioners to develop the financial capability of young people they work with.
Information about the programme design and rationale
Evidence about Financial Capability outcomes for programme participants
Evidence that the Financial Capability outcomes were caused by the programme
Evidence about programme implementation, feasibility, and piloting
Evidence about relative costs and benefits of the programme
Topics: Financial Capability
Country/Countries: England, Scotland and Wales
Year of publication: 2018
