An online survey by Money and Mental Health of UK adults with and without mental health problems which explored levels of financial difficulty and the links with mental health problems during Covid-19
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:
Year of publication: 2021
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
The Financial Wellbeing of Scottish Households: Navigating the cost of living crisis
A cross-sectional survey by University of Bristol and YouGov to explore the impact of the cost-of-living crisis on Scottish households compared with households in the rest of the UK in autumn 2022.
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, Scotland
Year of publication: 2023
A mixed-methods study by the Social Market Foundation to understand ethnic differences in the use of financial products and services in the UK and the drivers of these differences
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, Pensions and Retirement Planning, Credit Use and Debt, Insurance and Protection, Financial Capability
Country/Countries: United Kingdom
Year of publication: 2023
The Money and Pensions Service commissioned semi-structured interviews with UK organisations working with people from minoritised ethnic communities with financial and/or mental health problems
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, England, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Wales
Year of publication: 2023
An interpretative analysis of the links between money and mental health among Australian adults and opportunities to build on existing, effective activities in the money and mental health sectors.
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: Australia
Year of publication: 2022
Buy Now, Pay Later: Market trends and consumer impacts
A study by the US Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to assess the marketplace importance of Buy Now Pay Later lending products and the impacts of these on consumer in the US.
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 States
Year of publication: 2022
A mixed-methods study by MMHPI to understand the disproportionate economic and health disadvantage people with mental health problems face in some areas of the UK and how a place can help or harm people’s mental health and finances.
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, Budgeting and Keeping Track
Country/Countries: United Kingdom, England, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Wales
Year of publication: 2022
‘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
Credit Counts and COVID-19: A rapid evidence review
A summary of recent evidence for the Money and Pensions Service on the impact of Covid-19 on levels of credit use among UK adults and especially the use of consumer credit for everyday 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: 2022
UK Adult Financial Wellbeing Survey 2021 Gender Report
Analysis of the UK Adult Financial Wellbeing Survey 2021 by the Money and Pensions Service which compares measures of financial wellbeing between men and women in the UK in 2021.
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, Pensions and Retirement Planning, Credit Use and Debt, Budgeting and Keeping Track, Financial Capability
Country/Countries: United Kingdom
Year of publication: 2023
UK Adult Financial Wellbeing Survey 2021 Credit Counts Report
Analysis of the Adult Financial Wellbeing Survey 2021 by the Money and Pensions Service which explores credit use among UK adults in 2021, including for the Credit Counts Agenda for Change measure.
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: 2022
UK Adult Financial Wellbeing Survey 2021: Mental Health Report
Analysis of the Money and Pensions Service’s Adult Financial Wellbeing Survey 2021 to explore groups affected by mental health problems and links to financial wellbeing 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, Pensions and Retirement Planning, Credit Use and Debt, Budgeting and Keeping Track, Financial Capability
Country/Countries: United Kingdom
Year of publication: 2022
Future Focus and Covid-19: A rapid evidence review
An assessment of the likely impacts of COVID-19 on retirement and later life planning among adults in the UK, undertaken for the Money and Pensions Service.
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: Pensions and Retirement Planning
Country/Countries: United Kingdom
Year of publication: 2021
Better Debt Advice and COVID-19
An overview of early evidence on the likely impacts of COVID-19 on debt advice need and provision in the UK, undertaken for the Money and Pensions Service.
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: 2021
Rising cost of living and its impact on UK household
A briefing paper prepared by the House of Commons Library in early 2023, summarising mainly official statistics, forecasts and Government policies relating to inflation and its impact on UK households
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
Country/Countries: United Kingdom
Year of publication: 2023
Consumer engagement with pensions & SIPPs
A survey of UK adults by the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) to provide insights on consumers’ engagement with and understanding of pensions and SIPPs and awareness of FSCS protection
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: 2022
Does robo-advice improve people’s loan repayment decisions?
An experimental trial of the effects of free and paid-for robo-advice on loan repayment decisions, run by the Financial Conduct Authority with participants representative of UK adults.
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
Planning and preparing for retirement
A nationally representative survey of adults aged 40-75 years to explore their attitudes and behaviours towards retirement planning, undertaken by NatCen for the UK Department for Work and Pensions
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: 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
