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Read the latest news, insights and stories from our work - including research, updates from schools, and innovative approaches to tackling financial education.

Mia Lucas-Bray Mia Lucas-Bray

Chris Cummings elected chair of the Just Finance Foundation

Chris Cummings, Chief Executive of the Investment Association (IA), has today been appointed Chair of the Just Finance Foundation (JFF), a national charity dedicated to improving financial education so that every child and family has equal opportunity to thrive. Chris has been a committed Trustee of JFF since 2022 and is well placed to lead the organisation in this new role.

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The Ultimate Guide to Choosing Financial Education Resources for Your School

Do you want to know how to add financial education to your set curriculum? How it benefits you and your students? What should you look for in a quality financial education resource? Read our ultimate guide to financial education resources!

Our education team have created a checklist for teachers, schools and parents to help you choose the best resources for your school and children.

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Danielle Hunt Danielle Hunt

What challenges do women face in the financial world?

What challenges do women face in the financial world?

As we all work towards a fairer future, it is good to remember the challenges that different groups face every day. This article focusses on some of the financial challenges that women often experience in the workplace.

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Laura Halloran Laura Halloran

A dinosaur helps children to manage their money

Just Finance Foundation’s ‘Milo’s Money’ programme improves how teachers introduce financial education to young children, with positive impact for the wider community as they continue to grow, according to a review published by the Money and Pensions Service.

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COVID Cash Course Helps Over 30,000 In Need

Since the pandemic began, many families and communities across the UK have been thrown into financial chaos. Over a quarter of households have faced a reduction in income (Bank of England); issues of unemployment, furlough, Universal Credit, bills and arrears have impacted millions of families.

Through an Allchurches Trust grant, the Just Finance Foundation was able to expand its COVID Cash Course, an information and signposting workshop, empowering churches and community leaders to help their communities through a train-the-trainer model. This has now benefited over 30,000 individuals in need of signposting, resources, and accessible financial information.

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The Final Piece In The Jigsaw For Fighting COVID-19?

In Alford, a small Lincolnshire town 11 miles away from Skegness, a local community have been fighting back against COVID-19.

The ‘Alford Hub’, a support network with 90 volunteers, have been offering socially distant befriending, prescription delivery and other vital support to local people in Alford ever since the Coronavirus pandemic transformed our everyday lives in March.

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Why 1st September 2020 Is An Important Date For Millions

Today (1st September 2020) marks a significant and symbolic day for many of teenagers across the UK.

Today, the first few thousand teenagers will gain access to their Child Trust Fund, money which has been accruing interest for eighteen years. Child Trust Funds (CTFs) were a government scheme in which provided two £250 or £500 deposits (dependent on parental income) in a government approved bank or investment account for the child.

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We're Helping 18 Year Olds To Receive A £1,000 Cash Boost!

With the first set of children with Child Trust Funds due to turn 18 on 1st September, many teenagers are set to miss out on their Child Trust Fund money which has been accumulating interest for nearly two decades. HMRC estimates that over 700,000 of the Child Trust Fund accounts originally set up have been ‘lost’ or forgotten about, meaning a significant amount of the money provided by the government will remain unclaimed.

At the Just Finance Foundation, we are on a mission to:

1) Ensure everyone is reunited with the money in their CTF

2) Ensure that CTFs are used wisely in this difficult financial climate

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