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Financial wellbeing for housing residents

Support residents as they budget for mortgages, rent and bills, adjust to Universal Credit, or move on to Right to Buy or Help to Buy schemes. These free resources are aimed at housing associations, councils, third-sector organisations, utilities firms and arm’s length management organisations.

  • What is financial wellbeing?
  • Help with budgeting and bills
  • Debt advice
  • Guides to help you support residents
  • Develop your money guidance skills
  • Embed money guidance into your communications

What is financial wellbeing?

Financial wellbeing is about feeling secure and in control. It is about making the most of your money day to day, dealing with the unexpected, and being on track for a healthy financial future. In short: financially resilient, confident and empowered.

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Help with budgeting and bills

Signpost to our money guidance for residents struggling with utility billsOpens in a new window on MoneyHelper.

Creditor toolkit

Creditors from all sectors can benefit by collaborating with debt advice agencies. Download our good practice guide for practical case studies and ways creditors can collaborate with debt advisers to ensure that people who can repay their debts do so, and that creditors receive money owed.

Creditor toolkit guideOpens in a new window (PDF/A, 2.8MB)

Council Tax

Our guidance for councils is designed to support fairer outcomes, improve resident engagement with councils and utilities providers, and sustainable arrears payments, through greater collaboration with debt advice agencies. The resource is modelled on best practice examples from councils and utilities providers in England and Wales.

Guide for councils and utilities firms: Supportive Council Tax RecoveryOpens in a new window (PDF/A, 11.7MB)

Budget calculator

Our free budget calculatorOpens in a new window will help you to know exactly where your money is being spent, and how much you’ve got coming in. Knowing how to manage a budget – keep track of where every pound is being spent – is a great first step to starting your savings, getting out of debt or preparing for retirement. Our free Budget Planner can help.

Choosing a bank account

Our guide to choosing the right bank accountOpens in a new window supports residents to choose an account that best fits their needs and includes a video guide to opening a bank account. 

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Debt advice

For residents struggling to keep up with rent and bills, signpost to local debt advice support online, over the phone or face to face. 

Learn more about where to get free debt adviceOpens in a new window

Our Bill Prioritiser can help residents put their bills and payments in the right order. If they're struggling to pay, it will tell them in two easy steps what to do before you miss a payment.

Use our Bill Prioritiser toolOpens in a new window

Money Adviser Network

The Money Adviser Network brings together some of the country’s best known debt advice providers so individuals can access free, confidential and independent debt advice straight away or at a time that suits them.

Learn more and get involved with the NetworkOpens in a new window

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Guides to help you support residents

Right to Buy and mortgage support

Getting on the property ladder is a big change in financial circumstances; our mortgage and buying guides can support those making this change.

  • Mortgage affordability calculatorOpens in a new window
  • First time buyer guideOpens in a new window
  • Guide to mortgage holidaysOpens in a new window
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Right to Buy and Help to Buy

Support your eligible tenants by offering answers to frequently asked questions about the schemes.

  • Right to Buy guide for England, Wales and Northern IrelandOpens in a new window
  • Help to Buy scheme – FAQsOpens in a new window

Simple guides to credit

If residents need to borrow money and are thinking of getting a credit card or loan, our guides will help them to consider their options.

  • How to improve your credit ratingOpens in a new window
  • Guide to credit cardsOpens in a new window
  • Store cards explainedOpens in a new window
  • Interest rates explainedOpens in a new window
  • Alternatives to payday loansOpens in a new window
  • How to spot loan sharksOpens in a new window

Starting or enlarging a family

Only 41% of people seek money guidance during life events. Use these online tools to supply residents with guidance at the key moments, such as during maternity or paternity.

  • Universal CreditOpens in a new window 
  • Maternity and paternity rightsOpens in a new window
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Develop your money guidance skills

Money Guiders is a pilot programme running throughout 2021 for front-line workers in a range of sectors. Support residents with money matters by developing your money guidance skills, and join a new community of money guiders across the UK, to take your help further.

Explore Money Guiders

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Embed money guidance into your communications

We offer a wide range of guidance and ways to share it with your customers.

Get free, tailored support to build financial wellbeing by contacting our regional partnerships team. They will help you find the guidance best suited to your residents and employees, and offer options on how to communicate it with them.

Contact our partnerships team

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