Research: 2023

Our 2022 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...

This report explores changes in the debt sector as a result of the pandemic, including shifts in the needs of customers, how the sector responded to the impact...

One of the goals of The Money and Pensions Service (MaPS) is to provide better debt advice. While debt advice is available in many different forms, many people...

This review of evidence, which builds on an earlier 2018 review (1), improves MaPS’ understanding of recently published evidence in the area of financial capability...

In 2021, reports of pension scams increased by 45% (1), and fraudsters stole over £2m from people in the UK in just six months (2).

This report provides an overview of the scale and nature of the BNPL market in the UK, including findings on the type of products and usage, potential risks ...

The Children and Young People’s Financial Wellbeing Survey 2022 is a major source of insight regarding children and young people’s financial wellbeing as it ...

The Money and Pensions Service has produced a new guide that shows creditors how to offer more support to customers living with a mental health problem. Living...

Our 2022 Debt Need Survey, looked at the need for debt advice and how households are reacting to changes in the cost of living. This technical report covers ...

Mental health, ethnicity, and gender, are ‘cross-cutting themes’ throughout the UK Strategy for Financial Wellbeing.