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“Ar ran fy nghydweithwyr yn MaPS, estynnaf fy meddyliau a’m cydymdeimlad i’r Teulu Brenhinol. Fe wnaeth Ei Mawrhydi Y Frenhines gyffwrdd â bywydau cymaint o bobl ledled y byd yn ystod ei theyrnasiad o 70 mlynedd ac mae wedi bod yn was ymroddedig i’w phobl.” Caroline SiarkiewiczPrif Swyddog Gweithredol, Gwasanaeth Arian a Phensiynau -ENDS-

“On behalf of my colleagues at MaPS, I extend my thoughts and sympathies to the Royal Family. Her Majesty the Queen touched the lives of so many people across the world over her 70 year reign and has been a devoted servant to Her people.”Caroline SiarkiewiczChief Executive Officer, Money and Pensions Service -ENDS-

The Money and Pensions Service (MaPS) is now calling for evidence on debt advice clients with deficit budgets. The purpose of this call for evidence is to understand what help can, or could, be offered where a client presents with a deficit budget, as well as what MaPS can do to enable this help to be given. Overview Debt advice clients with deficit budgets have been...

The Money and Pensions Service (MaPS) has announced the appointments to its Board of four new non-executive directors. Marlene Shiels, Monica Kalia, Sara Weller CBE and Simon Hamilton will join the MaPS Board from 1 September 2022. Non-Executive members of MaPS Board are responsible for providing appropriate oversight, governance and direction to MaPS in pursuit of its statutory...

Building on the success of the Talk Learn Do (TLD) pilot in 2015–2018, the Money and Pensions Service (MaPS) commissioned several further projects and associated evaluations to enhance their understanding of how TLD can support parents in different contexts, and to understand the effectiveness of different delivery approaches. What is Talk Learn Do?Talk Learn Do In WalesTalk Learn Do in...

Caroline Siarkiewicz, Chief Executive of the Money and Pensions Service said: “The new regulations for funeral plans will ensure plans better meet people’s needs, while ensuring their money is looked after and used responsibly, as well as being protected by the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) if their plan provider goes bust. When considering taking out a funeral plan, make...

MaPS has commissioned Loughborough University to carry out ground-breaking qualitative research to explore how a set of materials to measure the financial literacy of four to six-year-old children can be most effectively designed. Results from the first phase of the study – a small-scale test of the use of comic strips – have now been delivered, showing that they may be an appropriate and...

The Money and Pensions Service (MaPS) estimates that 11.5 million people in the UK have less than £100 in savings, leaving them incapable of withstanding financial shocks. With many facing cost of living pressures, it is likely that the number of people who are financially stretched will increase over the next 12 months. Payroll savings products can be a powerful way to support the...

Matt Hammerstein, CEO Barclays UK, is now Chair of the Money and Pensions Service’s Advisory Group, effective from 1 July 2022, taking over from Vim Maru, who steps down after more than two years in the role. The Advisory Group, established in May 2020, helps ensure that MaPS delivers on its vision of everyone making the most of their money and pensions, and provides input, oversight and...

Caroline Siarkiewicz, Chief Executive of the Money and Pensions Service said: “This Enforcement Notice from the Committee for Advertising Practice (CAP) is another welcome development for those who are struggling with debt. “Over the last two years MaPS – which is the largest single funder of free debt advice in England – and the debt advice charities we fund, have...

Datganiad y Gwasanaeth Arian a Phensiynau ar farwolaeth Ei Mawrhydi Y Frenhines

Money and Pensions Service statement on the passing of Her Majesty The Queen

Call for evidence on debt advice clients with deficit budgets

The Money and Pensions Service announces appointments of new non-executive directors

Talk Learn Do: Evaluations of recent projects

Media comment: Financial Conduct Authority’s regulation of funeral plans

Measuring financial literacy of children aged 4 to 6 years: design and small-scale test

Using behavioural science to help employees save: Payroll savings scheme

New chair of MaPS Advisory Group

Media comment: Committee of Advertising Practice Enforcement Notice on debt management adverts

Managing money in uncertain times