Tag: Money Matters

Families gain half a million pounds in pioneering benefit scheme, with billions still left unclaimed

Stuart Mitchell

Low-income families in the North West have boosted their incomes with help from a scheme which provides financial advice in schools for struggling families. After a successful pilot of the ‘Money Matters’ scheme, more than 300 families are around £500,000 better off – an average of £1,634 a year each. With one family seeing their income rise by a staggering £24,121 a year. In the UK, an estimated £23 billion of benefits goes unclaimed every year because of a lack of awareness and complicated application processes. Money Matters, a scheme…

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Kellogg’s launches Money Matters report to help families unlock benefits

Stuart Mitchell

Kellogg’s and GMPA launched a report on the pilot Money Matters programme at a roundtable in Parliament hosted by Stretford and Urmston MP, Andrew Western. The report highlights the success of the programme with families receiving tens of thousands of pounds as part of a scheme to match them to benefits they are entitled to but did not claim. A limited pilot of the Money Matters programme helped 104 families. Each received an average of £1,567. Roundtable attendees urged government to go further and support a wider roll out to…

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