This research project was set up to identify the benefits of
financial capability training by comparing attitude and behaviour changes
between two groups of tenants at the same housing association. One group received
financial capability training whilst the control group did not. The research
has significant potential to influence the take-up of financial capability
interventions among social housing landlords. The research makes a strong case
for social landlords to become involved in financial skills training and the
lessons from the project can help CAB work with their local housing associations to identify an approach that suits their needs and the needs of
their tenants. The results from this
research demonstrated significant behaviour changes for the intervention group,
for example:
*78% had changed
how they managed money since the training compared to 36% of the comparison
*Tenant learners
had six times higher odds of achieving financial benefits than the comparison
group and on average were £10 a week better off
*20% of tenant
learners had changed their saving behaviour almost twice as many as the
comparison group
Download a copy of the findings and a copy of the training
resources used from the Citizens Advice Bureau website.
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