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691 documents found

NEST Insight 2014: Automatic enrolment

Analysis of the attitudes and experiences of employees, employers and intermediaries about auto-enrolment and new pension freedoms in the UK in 2014.

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Year of publication 2014

Evidence type

  • Insight:
  • Qualitative
  • Quantitative

Topics

  • Pensions and retirement

Country

  • Wales
  • England
  • Scotland
  • United Kingdom
  • Northern Ireland

Population Group

  • Adults (18-64)
  • Older adults (65+)

Ofgem/Citizens Advice Energy Best Deal & Energy Best Deal Extra

Face-to-face group information sessions delivered by Citizens Advice (CAB) on behalf of Ofgem to raise awareness of ways to reduce energy costs and how to get help if paying bills is a struggle.

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Year of publication 2014

Evidence type

  • Evaluation:
  • Measured Outcomes
  • Process Evaluation

Topics

  • Saving
  • Struggling and squeezed
  • Financial capability

Country

  • Wales
  • England
  • United Kingdom
  • Scotland

Population Group

  • Adults (18-64)
  • Parents and families
  • Children and young people (18 and under)
  • Older adults (65+)

Paying the price: can we help the most vulnerable young people avoid unmanageable debt?

Qualitative and quantitative research with children and young people and Action for Children practitioners, combined with data from young adult StepChange debt charity service users, exploring the current state of financial education for vulnerable children and young people, and the impact of problem debt.

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Year of publication 2014

Evidence type

  • Insight:
  • Qualitative
  • Quantitative

Topics

  • Struggling and squeezed
  • Debt
  • Credit
  • Financial capability
  • Financial education

Country

  • Wales
  • England
  • Scotland
  • United Kingdom
  • Northern Ireland

Population Group

  • Children and young people (18 and under)

Poverty, debt and credit: an expert-led review

The study reviews evidence from the UK and other countries in order to identify the links between debt, credit and poverty in the UK, as well as strategies to address them.

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Year of publication 2014

Evidence type

  • Review:
  • Systematic review

Topics

  • Struggling and squeezed
  • Debt
  • Credit

Country

  • Wales
  • England
  • Scotland
  • United Kingdom
  • Northern Ireland

Public opinion research to strengthen financial literacy for seniors

Expert interviews and a review of relevant literature, as well as other resources, commissioned by Financial Consumer Agency of Canada, to understand the financial literacy of older people.

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Year of publication 2014

Evidence type

  • Insight:
  • Qualitative

Topics

  • Financial capability
  • Pensions and retirement

Country

  • Other

Population Group

  • Older adults (65+)

Take-up of benefits and poverty

A review of research exploring low-take up of means-tested benefits and tax credits in the UK and how to improve take-up for future poverty reduction.

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Year of publication 2014

Evidence type

  • Review:
  • Literature review

Topics

  • Struggling and squeezed
  • Financial capability

Country

  • Wales
  • England
  • Other
  • Scotland
  • United Kingdom
  • Northern Ireland
  • USA

Population Group

  • Adults (18-64)
  • Older adults (65+)

The Council for Financial Security's 'Assessing Financial Capability Outcomes Framework' youth pilot

Pilot programme in US primary schools to evaluate whether combining financial education with experiential learning through in-school banks improved financial knowledge & behaviour.

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Year of publication 2014

Evidence type

  • Evaluation:
  • Measured Outcomes
  • Causality

Topics

  • Financial capability
  • Financial education

Country

  • USA

Population Group

  • Children and young people (18 and under)

The economic importance of financial literacy: theory and evidence

A review of the literature and existing primary research on financial literacy to understand the effect on economic behaviour and to expose knowledge gaps.

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Year of publication 2014

Evidence type

  • Review:
  • Literature review

Topics

  • Financial capability

Country

  • USA
  • Other

Population Group

  • Adults (18-64)
  • Older adults (65+)

The financial capability of young adults - a generational view

Analysis of data from the 2012 National Financial Capability Study, to determine the financial capability of young adults across the United States, undertaken by FINRA Investor Education Foundation.

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Year of publication 2014

Evidence type

  • Insight:
  • Quantitative

Topics

  • Financial capability

Country

  • USA

Population Group

  • Adults (18-64)
  • Children and young people (18 and under)
  • Parents and families

The financial literacy of young Australians

Survey of 207 Year 11 (16-17 year old) students in schools in the Australian state of Victoria, regarding financial literacy.

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Year of publication 2014

Evidence type

  • Insight:
  • Quantitative

Topics

  • Financial capability
  • Financial education

Country

  • Other

Population Group

  • Children and young people (18 and under)