Work Out Your Money understands that empowering people to be great with money is more relevant now than ever. The effects of COVID-19 will see sweeping changes in our society for the foreseeable future.

Why it is important to start a conversation about Child Trust Funds

This is a snapshot of the Child Trust Fund landscape. This scheme was implemented in 2001 to motivate a generation to save for their future. Yet this is the fall-out of not following through with the financial education to support that objective. Nearly half of this Year 12 group did not know they had a […]

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The Asda Foundation funds school workshops

The Work Out Your Money team were thrilled to win the votes of our local community in the Asda Green Token Scheme. Thanks to the Asda Foundation, more of our local children will learn how to manage their money! We offer many sessions related to money management, and if you, your school, or your community […]

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Back in the classroom!

The Year 11 students at Henry Cort Community School enjoyed a day of money workshops on Thursday 17th June 2021. Citizens Advice Fareham explained the different services they offered and the Work Out Your Money Team from Citizens Advice Havant delivered workshops on the cost of living, borrowing, and an introduction to tax and pay. […]

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Not sure what a loan shark is?

If you can answer yes to one or more of these questions you might be borrowing from a loan shark: Did they offer you a cash loan? Did they not give you paperwork? Did they add huge amounts of interest or APR to your loan? Have they threatened you? Are you scared of people finding […]

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People suffering from financial difficulties due to #COVID19 may be at risk of using loan sharks.

We work closely with @LoanSharkNews to stamp out loan sharks andensure people have access to flexible, affordable, and fair lendingduring this time of uncertainty. Credit unions are not-for-profit financial cooperatives that provide asafe, convenient place for members to save money and access loansand other financial services at reasonable rates. Find a credit unionnear you: www.creditu.co.uk […]

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