financial wellbeing

Almost a third (31%) of parents and carers don’t talk to their kids openly about money – missing out on an opportunity to help with children’s vital early understanding of money Parents who are very confident managing everyday finances twice as likely to talk money with kids This Talk Money...

Phil Andrew, Chief Executive Officer of StepChange Debt Charity, Joanna Elson CBE, Chief Executive of the Money Advice Trust, Dame Clare Moriarty, CEO of Citizens Advice, and Katie Murray, Group Chief Financial Officer of NatWest Group, have joined twelve other top-level executives from the worlds of finance, consumer rights, research and technology on the...

An estimated £19 billion is sitting in lost pension pots – averaging £13,000 each 10,000 people in the UK try to trace lost pensions each month but don’t know where to begin MoneyHelper’s free government-backed pensions service is your first point of call This Sunday is National Pensions...

Nick Hill, money expert at the Money and Pensions Service commented: “We know that a lot of people are worried about their finances right now and will be wondering what the measures announced in today’s Budget might mean for them. “If you think changes to the Universal Credit taper rate may apply to you, or you think you may be claiming Universal Credit in the future,...

The Money and Pensions Service provides an update on debt advice commissioning following completion of a key stage of the procurement process As well as providing money and pensions guidance through the MoneyHelper and Pension Wise brands, the Money and Pensions Service (MaPS) is the largest single funder of debt advice provision in England, working with a number of providers to do so....

Money and Pensions Service launches eight-week consultation on Welsh language services MaPS customer resources in Welsh are available via the ‘MoneyHelper’ brand MoneyHelper has services online – including through web chat – and via the phone Today, 4 October 2021,...

The Money and Pensions Service reminds people of the support available to people who are worried about money due to changes in their day to day expenses. Caroline Siarkiewicz, Chief Executive of the Money and Pensions Service said: “We know that many people are worrying about money right now. Since the pandemic, we’ve seen an increase in demand for our services, with 1.2 million more...

Our 2021 Debt Need Survey looked at the need for debt advice in the UK. These reports provide estimates of the percentage of people needing debt advice in each Westminster parliamentary constituency and lower-tier local authority. Our Need for Debt Advice measure is new, and we have published an explanation of how it is calculated. The percentages shown in each report are the proportion...

New MoneyHelper service launches online programme to boost UK’s financial fitnessAs it reports 1.2 million more visits to money guidance websites during the pandemicNation urged to start building financial wellbeing at pivotal time for personal finances A new online programme inspired by the popular step-by-step training app, ‘Couch to 5K’, has been launched today to help people build back...

As we roll out our new consumer brand MoneyHelper, chief marketing officer Paul Taylor shares the background on the brand, and how to get ready for the change. In March, I was delighted to take part in a webinar outlining the new MaPS consumer brand strategy. At the heart of this was our plan for a single consumer destination to drive financial wellbeing...

Up to 4 million parents keep mum on money matters

New members join MaPS Advisory Group

MoneyHelper urges people take action for National Pensions Tracing Day

Media comment: Autumn Budget 2021

Media statement: debt advice commissioning update

Money and Pensions Service launches consultation on Welsh Language Scheme

Media comment: support for money worries

Need for debt advice 2021: estimates for UK constituencies and local authorities

From Couch to Financial Fitness: New programme launched to help the UK build their money muscles

MoneyHelper – a new single destination for financial wellbeing

Managing money in uncertain times