UK Children and Young People’s Financial Wellbeing Survey
A survey by MaPS of a representative sample of UK children aged 7-17 to produce robust measures of financial wellbeing and capability.
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 Education, Financial Capability
Country/Countries: United Kingdom
Year of publication: 2023
The essential guide to understanding poverty in the UK, 2023
A comprehensive review, by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation, of the latest evidence to identify trends and understand the experiences and challenges of poverty in the UK in 2022
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: Saving, Credit Use and Debt, Budgeting and Keeping Track
Country/Countries: United Kingdom, England, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Wales
Year of publication: 2023
Financial Education Provision Mapping 2021
A mapping exercise undertaken by PwC and commissioned by MaPS to provide a snapshot of financial education programmes being delivered to children and young people across the UK in 2020/21
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 Education
Country/Countries: United Kingdom, England, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Wales
Year of publication: 2022
Measuring Financial Literacy of Children Aged 4 to 6 years: Design and small-scale testing
Design, development and small-scale testing of a comic-strip based financial literacy measurement tool for children aged 4 to 6 years in a range of settings undertaken by Loughborough University.
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, Budgeting and Keeping Track, Financial Capability
Country/Countries: United Kingdom
Year of publication: 2022
Financial Foundations and COVID-19: A rapid evidence review
A rapid evidence review undertaken in 2021 for the Money and Pension’s Service to identify emerging evidence of the impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic on children’s financial education
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: Financial Education
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
Children and Young People Financial Education Innovation and Evaluation Programme: Synthesis Report
Ecorys UK, in partnership with the Personal Finance Research Centre (PFRC) at the University of Bristol, was commissioned by The Money and Pensions Service (MaPS) to evaluate the Children and Young People (CYP) Financial Education Innovation and Evaluation Programme. This report synthesises the key findings and learnings for the programme, drawing on the evaluation evidence of all seven pilot projects.
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, Northern Ireland
Year of publication: 2022
Evaluation of Campaign for Learning’s ‘Love Learning about Money Together’ pilot
Love Learning about Money Together is a blended family learning programme to help parents of children under seven talk to their children about money.
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, Financial Capability
Country/Countries: England, Scotland, Wales
Year of publication: 2022
Just Finance Foundation’s Milo’s Money pilot
An evaluation of the Milo’s Money pilot: a financial education programme, designed with teachers, for primary school pupils (aged 4-7) that aimed to equip them with a basic understanding and awareness of financial literacy.
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
Year of publication: 2022
Evaluation of the Scotland’s Financial Schools pilot
The Scotland’s Financial Schools pilot project developed a digital ‘one-stop-shop’ of financial education teaching resources aimed at improving attitudes, knowledge, and confidence amongst teachers.
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: Scotland
Year of publication: 2022
Measuring 4, 5 and 6 Year Olds’ Financial Capability: Summary of Workshop Discussion
The Money and Pensions Service (MaPS) facilitated a workshop with subject matter experts to explore how the financial capability of 4, 5 and 6-year-olds and their carers can be measured.
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 Education
Country/Countries: United Kingdom, England
Year of publication: 2020
Evaluation of Embedding Talk, Learn, Do in Wales
An evaluation of the further embedding of an existing programme to help parents talk to children about money, assessing both the training for practitioners and the views of parents
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, Financial Capability
Country/Countries: Wales
Year of publication: 2020
The Living Standards Audit 2020
This 2020 report takes a look at the impact of the coronavirus pandemic and associated crises on the living standards of people 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: Saving, Credit Use and Debt, Budgeting and Keeping Track
Country/Countries: United Kingdom
Year of publication: 2020
Children’s financial capability: 4-6 year olds
This 2019 report presents qualitative research from across the UK to assess the financial capability of four to six year olds.
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: 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
Developing financial capability in children and young people
This review from the Money and Pensions Service and MyPocketSkill aims to explain what works in the field of providing financial capability training for children and young people in the UK and beyond.
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: Financial Capability
Country/Countries: United Kingdom
Year of publication: 2018
Children and young people financial capability: Northern Ireland
This 2019 report from the Money and Pensions Service presents findings from the 2019 Children and Young People’s Financial Capability Survey in Northern Ireland.
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: Northern Ireland
Year of publication: 2019
Children and young people financial capability: Wales
This 2019 report from the Money and Pensions Service presents findings from the 2019 Children and Young People’s Financial Capability Survey 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: Financial Capability
Country/Countries: Wales
Year of publication: 2019
Children and young people financial capability: Scotland
This 2019 report from the Money and Pensions Service presents findings from the 2019 Children and Young People’s Financial Capability Survey in Scotland.
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: Scotland
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
