Money management & debt advice project
Evaluation of 18 month FinCap project by the Salford Foundation aimed at vulnerable women in the CJS or at risk of offending, using group and individual financial capability and debt advice sessions to women in ten gender-specific criminal justice centres (called Women’s Centres) in Greater Manchester.
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
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
Get Set: family financial wellbeing programme
Get Set is a financial capability programme funded by the Money Advice Service. It is aimed at parents of children aged 7-11. The course was delivered via four group sessions, three personal one to one sessions and a follow up session. In addition, online resources were available on a dedicated website as well as a social networking platform.
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 Education
Country/Countries: England
Year of publication: 2019
Digital Tax for Older People: What Works?
An outcome-based evaluation, delivered by Tax Volunteers, to assess the impact of different types of intervention including guides, online, phone and face to face support, to enable older people to access online tax tools.
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: 2019
CashWise is a workplace financial education programme designed to improve fincap outcomes for low-income employees in east London. Face-to-face group workshops were delivered by ELBA to over 100 participants.
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, Credit Use and Debt, Budgeting and Keeping Track, Insurance and Protection, Financial Education, Financial Capability
Country/Countries: England
Year of publication: 2019
Evaluation of Talk, Learn, Do: a financial capability intervention for parents
This is an evaluation of Talk, Learn, Do, a parenting intervention, piloted by MAS in Wales to help parents improve their children’s financial capabilities.
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: Wales
Year of publication: 2018
Lifesavers Evaluation: Final Report
An evaluation of a financial education and financial capability programme for 14-18 year olds delivered by MyPath in the United States.
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 Education
Country/Countries: England
Year of publication: 2018
The ABC's of financial education: experimental evidence on attitudes, behavior, and cognitive biases
Randomised control trial, by the World Bank, testing the impact of Financial Education on working age adults in urban India
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, Insurance and Protection, Financial Capability
Country/Countries: India
Year of publication: 2015
‘Peer Education Fincap workshops delivered by 1625 Independent People in schools with 14-18 year olds out 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 Education
Country/Countries: England
Year of publication: 2018
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
On the front foot: Developing financial capability propositions to support the debt advice journey
The study looks at the pilot of a budgeting-focused intervention which intended to provide both debt advice and improve financial capability.
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: 2017
The impact of financial education for youth in Ghana
The study is an evaluation of two school-based financial literacy education programs in government-run primary and junior high schools in Ghana.
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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, Financial Education
Country/Countries: Ghana
Year of publication: 2015
IT’s all about money – evaluation phase
Group and one-to-one sessions in community venues and via home visits, providing older people with digital and financial capability support.
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, Insurance and Protection
Country/Countries: England
Year of publication: 2018
Evaluation of the DOSH financial capability programme
Evaluation of the DOSH (Debts, Overdrafts and Savings Help) programme, supporting people to increase their financial capability through therapeutic mentoring and an online app.
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 Capability
Country/Countries: England
Year of publication: 2018
Evaluation of the Mortgage Breathing Space scheme
Financial capability guidance, advice and an interest-free secured loan for adults with mortgage 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: Credit Use and Debt, Budgeting and Keeping Track, Financial Capability
Country/Countries: England
Year of publication: 2018
An evaluation of Move On financial capability workshops
Researchers evaluated two types of personal Financial Capabilities Workshops delivered by Move On in Scotland aimed at empowering 12-29 year olds in their early-adult financial decision-making.
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: Scotland
Year of publication: 2018
Age Concern Tyneside South Financial Capability WWF project
Financial and life planning support delivered by Age Concern Tyneside South to people in the borough aged 65 and over.
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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, Credit Use and Debt, Budgeting and Keeping Track, Insurance and Protection, Financial Capability
Country/Countries: England
Year of publication: 2018
The Age UK 'Your Money MOT' impact evaluation
Evaluation of a paper based budgeting tool designed by Age UK and piloted with 50-60 older people.
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, Budgeting and Keeping Track, Financial Capability
Country/Countries: England
Year of publication: 2018
Community led mentoring model, by Groundwork West Midlands aiming to help reduce social isolation & improve fincap in the older generation through the use of digital tools and technology.
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
Country/Countries: England
Year of publication: 2018
An evaluation of the Family Fortunes programme
A family learning programme aimed at supporting low-income households, with children aged 7-11, living in disadvantaged areas.
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
Year of publication: 2018
