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Category Archives: Opinion
MSE financial education petition reaches 100,000 signatures
On Sunday the MoneySavingExpert e-petition to campaign the Government to introduce compulsory financial education in schools reached the magical 100,000 signatures, enough to trigger a Commons debate. Continue reading
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The financial education petition – have you signed it?
Last month we endorsed Martin Lewis’ petition that demands that the government adds compulsory financial education to the school curriculum. What’s happened since? Continue reading
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The trouble with financial education
“How to engage?” is the question I should like anyone advocating compulsory Financial Education to ask themselves, because I’m not at all confident that we understand the same curriculum. Continue reading
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Should financial education be part of the school curriculum?
MoneySavingExpert has launched an e-petition calling for compulsory financial education, to help school kids understand money. CCCS agrees with them and we urge you to sign it. Continue reading
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#debtday: Why don’t we claim?
As today’s #debtday is showing, many clients who are struggling to cope with their debts are not claiming all of the benefits they are entitled to. Continue reading
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#debtday: Conclusions
The end of another #debtday tweetathon. We’ve listened to 17 debt counselling sessions and heard a range of debt issues from a wide variety of UK citizens. Continue reading
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#debtday: The human cost
What does CCCS think about the numbers of clients they process each and every day? How does our experiences on one day compare to the wider world? Continue reading
Posted in Debtday, Inside CCCS, Opinion Tagged cccs, debt, debt counselling, debtday, opinion 2 Comments
