How effective are reward-based and prize-linked savings schemes?
This review considers evidence of the effectiveness of reward-based and prize-linked savings schemes on saving behaviour.
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
Country/Countries: UK, USA, Australia and New Zealand
Year of publication: 2021
Supporting Emergency Saving: Briefing paper 1
An early evaluation of the policy around sidecar savings, based on learning from implementing a trial of a hybrid workplace savings product designed to improve both emergency savings and pension provision
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: 2020
Can Gambling Increase Savings?
An analysis of banking data to assess the use of a prize linked savings account in South Africa
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: South Africa
Year of publication: 2014
Supporting credit union members towards greater financial wellbeing
This paper reports the results of an existing evaluation to recommend how credit unions can use financial education to improve the financial capability of their members
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, Financial Education, Financial Capability
Country/Countries: United Kingdom
Year of publication: 2020
Evidence-Based Strategies to Build Emergency Savings
A literature review focusing on high-quality randomised field studies and lab experiments to provide evidence of current savings innovations and identify promising saving strategies
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
Country/Countries: United States
Year of publication: 2020
Balancing savings and debt: Findings from online experiment
An US-based online experiment exploring why some people choose to retain savings rather than use them to pay off debt, even when the debt interest rate is higher than the savings rate
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
Country/Countries: United States
Year of publication: 2021
Supporting emergency saving briefing 2: Employer experience
Second briefing paper from the trial of a new sidecar savings product which combines emergency savings with defined contribution pension savings
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: United Kingdom
Year of publication: 2020
Prize-Linked Savings and Financially Vulnerable Americans
A survey of low- and medium-income households in the US, exploring the potential of prize-linked savings products
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 States
Year of publication: 2011
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
Automatically enrolling consumers into overdraft alerts
This 2018 report assesses the impact of automatically enrolling consumers into overdraft alerts, using consumer data from across six major banking institutions.
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: 2018
The impact of annual summaries, texts and apps on behaviour
This 2015 report assesses the impact of annual summaries, text alerts and mobile banking apps on consumers.
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: 2015
An evaluation of the financial health check, that helps consumers review their spending and create achievable financial goals.
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: United States
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
Evidence on mandated disclosure from the savings market
An evaluation to inform future policy in the UK savings market, that tests the importance of disclosure design in protecting consumers and improving competition.
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: United Kingdom
Year of publication: 2016
Stimulating interest: reminding savers to act
An evaluation with savings account customers to assess the impact of extra reminders and messages on switching behaviour.
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: United Kingdom
Year of publication: 2015
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
How financially coping Americans plan, save and invest
This 2020 report analyses planning, saving, and investing behaviours and obstacles faced by more than half of the US population, classed as ‘financially coping’.
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
Country/Countries: United States
Year of publication: 2020
Preparing for tomorrow by fixing today
This 2018 report aims to further understanding of the causes and effects of financial health challenges for Americans before and during retirement.
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
Country/Countries: United States
Year of publication: 2018
Supporting Self Employed People To Save For Retirement
This report explores and tests different approaches to enabling increased long-term saving among self-employed people.
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
Country/Countries: UK
Year of publication: 2019
Closing The Gender Pay Gap In Pensions
This article uses an advanced statistical model to study the distributional effects of the reformed Norwegian pension system with a particular focus on gender equality.
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
Country/Countries: Norway
Year of publication: 2019
