Evaluation of National Strategies for Financial Literacy
This meta-evaluation covers a range (but not all) of OECD countries, which are in themselves often regarded as high-income economies. Care should therefore be taken not to assume they are representative of all nations.
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: Other
Year of publication: 2022
Do consumers understand the risks associated with different ways of saving?
Quantitative analysis of data within the Financial Lives (2020) study, assessing the ability of UK adults to understand the risks and uncertainties of different savings approaches (savings accounts, housing and stock market returns).
Qualitative research is more exploratory, and uses a range of methods like interviews, focus groups and observation to gain a deeper understanding about specific issues - such as people’s experiences, behaviours and attitudes.
Quantitative research uses statistical or numerical analysis of survey data to answer questions about how much, how many, how often or to what extent particular characteristics are seen in a population. It is often used to look at changes over time and can identify relationships between characteristics like people’s attitudes and behaviours.
Topics: Saving, Financial Capability
Country/Countries: United Kingdom
Year of publication: 2022
Informal borrowing and mental health problems research
Research into how informal borrowing affects people experiencing mental health problems and what can be done to help.
Qualitative research is more exploratory, and uses a range of methods like interviews, focus groups and observation to gain a deeper understanding about specific issues - such as people’s experiences, behaviours and attitudes.
Quantitative research uses statistical or numerical analysis of survey data to answer questions about how much, how many, how often or to what extent particular characteristics are seen in a population. It is often used to look at changes over time and can identify relationships between characteristics like people’s attitudes and behaviours.
Topics: Credit Use and Debt
Country/Countries: United Kingdom
Year of publication: 2018
Your mind, your money. SmartPurse white paper on women’s financial mindset.
A white paper from SmartPurse, outlining the importance of money mindset, how that affects relationships with money, and how to create a positive money mindset to unlock money potential.
Qualitative research is more exploratory, and uses a range of methods like interviews, focus groups and observation to gain a deeper understanding about specific issues - such as people’s experiences, behaviours and attitudes.
Quantitative research uses statistical or numerical analysis of survey data to answer questions about how much, how many, how often or to what extent particular characteristics are seen in a population. It is often used to look at changes over time and can identify relationships between characteristics like people’s attitudes and behaviours.
Topics: Financial Capability
Country/Countries: United Kingdom, Switzerland
Year of publication: 2021
In this insight report, Independent Age highlight new research commissioned from City, University of London into income dynamics in later life, set out their policy calls for tackling poverty in later life, and discuss the different ways of defining and measuring poverty.
Qualitative research is more exploratory, and uses a range of methods like interviews, focus groups and observation to gain a deeper understanding about specific issues - such as people’s experiences, behaviours and attitudes.
Quantitative research uses statistical or numerical analysis of survey data to answer questions about how much, how many, how often or to what extent particular characteristics are seen in a population. It is often used to look at changes over time and can identify relationships between characteristics like people’s attitudes and behaviours.
Topics: Pensions and Retirement Planning, Credit Use and Debt
Country/Countries: United Kingdom
Year of publication: 2022
This report from the Bevan Foundation explores the impact of the pandemic on problem debt in Wales.
Qualitative research is more exploratory, and uses a range of methods like interviews, focus groups and observation to gain a deeper understanding about specific issues - such as people’s experiences, behaviours and attitudes.
Quantitative research uses statistical or numerical analysis of survey data to answer questions about how much, how many, how often or to what extent particular characteristics are seen in a population. It is often used to look at changes over time and can identify relationships between characteristics like people’s attitudes and behaviours.
Topics: Credit Use and Debt
Country/Countries: Wales
Year of publication: 2021
Wealth of the Nation: 2021 Report
In this seventh annual report, CACI have analysed the latest Paycheck data to reveal the state of the nation’s finances and investigate whether Covid-19 has influenced an increased disparity in income and if the impact has been uniform across the country.
Qualitative research is more exploratory, and uses a range of methods like interviews, focus groups and observation to gain a deeper understanding about specific issues - such as people’s experiences, behaviours and attitudes.
Quantitative research uses statistical or numerical analysis of survey data to answer questions about how much, how many, how often or to what extent particular characteristics are seen in a population. It is often used to look at changes over time and can identify relationships between characteristics like people’s attitudes and behaviours.
Topics: Saving, Credit Use and Debt
Country/Countries: United Kingdom
Year of publication: 2021
YBS commissioned Cebr to study national economic data and survey 2,000 people to create the ‘nest egg score’. The nest egg score assesses people’s financial safety nets across the nation and how the pandemic has impacted these.
Qualitative research is more exploratory, and uses a range of methods like interviews, focus groups and observation to gain a deeper understanding about specific issues - such as people’s experiences, behaviours and attitudes.
Quantitative research uses statistical or numerical analysis of survey data to answer questions about how much, how many, how often or to what extent particular characteristics are seen in a population. It is often used to look at changes over time and can identify relationships between characteristics like people’s attitudes and behaviours.
Topics: Saving
Country/Countries: United Kingdom
Year of publication: 2021
Access to Debt Advice During Covid-19
A qualitative study of the effect the closure of in-person services during the pandemic had on the accessibility and delivery of debt advice in the UK.
Qualitative research is more exploratory, and uses a range of methods like interviews, focus groups and observation to gain a deeper understanding about specific issues - such as people’s experiences, behaviours and attitudes.
Quantitative research uses statistical or numerical analysis of survey data to answer questions about how much, how many, how often or to what extent particular characteristics are seen in a population. It is often used to look at changes over time and can identify relationships between characteristics like people’s attitudes and behaviours.
Topics: Credit Use and Debt, Financial Capability
Country/Countries: United Kingdom
Year of publication: 2022
Plain Numbers Project: Initial trials report
This project sought to test the effectiveness of the Plain Numbers Approach (making small changes to the way that numbers and data are presented) on customer comprehension across a range of markets and documents.
Qualitative research is more exploratory, and uses a range of methods like interviews, focus groups and observation to gain a deeper understanding about specific issues - such as people’s experiences, behaviours and attitudes.
Quantitative research uses statistical or numerical analysis of survey data to answer questions about how much, how many, how often or to what extent particular characteristics are seen in a population. It is often used to look at changes over time and can identify relationships between characteristics like people’s attitudes and behaviours.
Topics: Financial Capability
Country/Countries: United Kingdom
Year of publication: 2021
This is the final report from a project which aims to investigate the economic and financial challenges facing low to middle income families where young adults live with their parents.
Qualitative research is more exploratory, and uses a range of methods like interviews, focus groups and observation to gain a deeper understanding about specific issues - such as people’s experiences, behaviours and attitudes.
Quantitative research uses statistical or numerical analysis of survey data to answer questions about how much, how many, how often or to what extent particular characteristics are seen in a population. It is often used to look at changes over time and can identify relationships between characteristics like people’s attitudes and behaviours.
Topics: Financial Capability
Country/Countries: United Kingdom
Year of publication: 2021
Why Adults Regularly Use Credit for Food and Bills: A Review
This review draws on research evidence from the last five years to consider why a substantial minority of households regularly use credit for essentials.
A comprehensive and replicable review of all relevant studies on a topic with a summary of findings
An indicative review of a sample of relevant studies on a topic with a summary of findings
Topics: Credit Use and Debt
Country/Countries: United Kingdom
Year of publication: 2020
Does borrowing behaviour influence financial wellbeing?
Standard Life Foundation commissioned the University of Bristol to conduct a rapid evidence review to understand people’s borrowing behaviour and how it impacts their financial wellbeing.
A comprehensive and replicable review of all relevant studies on a topic with a summary of findings
An indicative review of a sample of relevant studies on a topic with a summary of findings
Topics: Credit Use and Debt
Country/Countries: United Kingdom
Year of publication: 2019
An outstanding balance? Inequalities in the use – and burden – of consumer credit in the UK
This briefing note from Resolution Foundation explores changes in the use of consumer debt over the past decade and argues that policymakers should turn their attention to the spread of consumer debt, and specifically the extent to which low-to-middle income households are increasingly exposed.
A comprehensive and replicable review of all relevant studies on a topic with a summary of findings
An indicative review of a sample of relevant studies on a topic with a summary of findings
Topics: Credit Use and Debt
Country/Countries: United Kingdom
Year of publication: 2020
Small Steps to a Better Future
Invesco, Nest Insight and language strategy experts maslansky + partners conducted research to identify the barriers to retirement income planning for people in their late 30s, 40s and early 50s, and to see whether simple changes to the language used to talk about pension saving could help scheme members overcome these barriers.
Qualitative research is more exploratory, and uses a range of methods like interviews, focus groups and observation to gain a deeper understanding about specific issues - such as people’s experiences, behaviours and attitudes.
Quantitative research uses statistical or numerical analysis of survey data to answer questions about how much, how many, how often or to what extent particular characteristics are seen in a population. It is often used to look at changes over time and can identify relationships between characteristics like people’s attitudes and behaviours.
Topics: Pensions and Retirement Planning
Country/Countries: United Kingdom
Year of publication: 2021
Help to Save Customer Experience Research
A mixed method research commissioned by HMRC to explore the experiences, saving behaviours, and profile of Help to Save account holders
Qualitative research is more exploratory, and uses a range of methods like interviews, focus groups and observation to gain a deeper understanding about specific issues - such as people’s experiences, behaviours and attitudes.
Quantitative research uses statistical or numerical analysis of survey data to answer questions about how much, how many, how often or to what extent particular characteristics are seen in a population. It is often used to look at changes over time and can identify relationships between characteristics like people’s attitudes and behaviours.
Topics: Saving
Country/Countries: United Kingdom
Year of publication: 2021
MyBnk: Primary Money Twist Evaluation, Year Three
Evaluation of year three of the Money Twist programme, which aimed to improve the financial education of primary school age children. Workshops delivered by MyBnk in schools, with pupils aged 5-11.
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: 2021
Retirement Saving in the UK 2021: Member experience from NEST
Nest Insight’s fourth annual research report describes the experience of people saving for their retirement through the Nest pension scheme.
Qualitative research is more exploratory, and uses a range of methods like interviews, focus groups and observation to gain a deeper understanding about specific issues - such as people’s experiences, behaviours and attitudes.
Quantitative research uses statistical or numerical analysis of survey data to answer questions about how much, how many, how often or to what extent particular characteristics are seen in a population. It is often used to look at changes over time and can identify relationships between characteristics like people’s attitudes and behaviours.
Topics: Pensions and Retirement Planning
Country/Countries: United Kingdom
Year of publication: 2021
Financial wellbeing in the workplace: an evidence review
This review sought to explore what is known in the scientific literature about the impact of financial distress on workplace performance. It generated evidence-based insight and practical recommendations for addressing employee financial wellbeing in the workplace.
A comprehensive and replicable review of all relevant studies on a topic with a summary of findings
An indicative review of a sample of relevant studies on a topic with a summary of findings
Topics: Budgeting and Keeping Track, Financial Capability
Country/Countries: United Kingdom
Year of publication: 2021
Shining a light on illegal money lending: consumer experiences
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) carried out this research to improve their understanding of illegal money lending, by hearing the stories of hard-to-reach consumers from those who work to help them.
Qualitative research is more exploratory, and uses a range of methods like interviews, focus groups and observation to gain a deeper understanding about specific issues - such as people’s experiences, behaviours and attitudes.
Quantitative research uses statistical or numerical analysis of survey data to answer questions about how much, how many, how often or to what extent particular characteristics are seen in a population. It is often used to look at changes over time and can identify relationships between characteristics like people’s attitudes and behaviours.
Topics: Credit Use and Debt
Country/Countries: United Kingdom
Year of publication: 2017
