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Evaluation of a funding programme run by the UK government to increase access to affordable credit by increasing lending by third sector organisations.
Year of publication 2010
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Pathfinder programme (precurser to the Money Advice Service) providing money guidance and infomation through multiple channels.
Qualitative and quantitative evaluations of three separate intervention programmes for offenders and correctional staff, delivered by a variety of agencies.
A demonstration project in Canada to test the effectiveness of a new instrument – Individual Development Accounts (IDAs) – to encourage low-income adults to save for their own education or training.
Evaluation of a programme aimed to raise awareness of saving for key events such as Christmas, delivered through face-face training, promoted locally.
This 2010 report from the Joseph Rowntree Foundation examines the experiences of credit and debt for low-income families over a 12-month period
National survey of adults in Australia to understand how financial behaviour affects financial decision-making.
Qualitative study by Loughborough University exploring what helps or hinders older people manage their finances; using interviews with older people aged 65-84.
Exploring how people estimate their retirement income, and the frames of reference and language they use in doing so.
A working paper that discusses financial advice models, past research on financial advice effectiveness and the take-up of financial advice in USA.
