Financial Health Forum

The Resolution Foundation established the Financial Health Forum in October 2008. The Forum is an independent body of experts which aims to progress thinking and practice on issues relating to the population’s financial health. The Resolution Foundation provides a secretariat to the Forum, which:

Provides a strategic overview across financial inclusion and financial capability
Identifies gaps and overlaps that could contribute to improved delivery of financial health Make links with developments in the financial services industry
Considers consumer awareness of financial health related issues

Members of the Forum meet three times a year. At each meeting members discuss financial health-related developments, and invited guest speakers present on specific issues of interest.

Meeting Summaries and Presentations

13 January 2010

Event summary

Presentation - Resolution Foundation and the Financial Health Forum

Presentation - An update on money guidance by Chris Pond, Financial Services Authority

Presentation - The Financial Health index, Lee Savage

16 Sept 2009

Meeting Summary

Presentation - Resolution Foundation and the Financial Health Forum

Presentation - Until there's a home for everyone, Kay Boycott, Shelter

Presentation - Financial Education, Wendy van den Hende, pfeg

14 May 2009

Meeting Summary

Presentation - Resolution Foundation and the Financial Health Forum, Helen Aynsley

Presentation - Pension Reform Communications, Susan McLaren

Presentation - Money Guidance: An Update, Sue Lewis

30 January 2009

Meeting Summary

Presentation - The Economic Context, Helen Aynsley, Resolution Foundation

Presentation - The Debt/Credit Tension, Joanna Elson, Money Advice Trust

Presentation - Credit and Credit Exclusion, Mark Lyonette, ABCUL

8 October 2008

Meeting Summary

Press Release

If you have a question about the Financial Health Forum, please contact the Forum’s co-ordinator at helen.aynsley@resolutionfoundation.org

Financial Health Index

The Resolution Foundation is developing a financial health index which will monitor changes in a range of measures of financial health. Indicators will detail the position of both individual households and the UK as a whole and will cover the three areas of financial health: preventative, primary and remedial. Indicators will be measured against a benchmark period to provide a measure of the areas in which financial health is improving or deteriorating. The individual indicators will be weighted to form a single index which will offer an overall assessment of UK households’ financial health.

Financial Health Map

The Resolution Foundation is developing a Financial Health Map to map services, organisations and initiatives across the fields of financial inclusion, financial capability and financial services. We'd like your input to make sure the map is complete so please take a look and contact helen.aynsley@resolutionfoundation.org with suggestions.