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Financial Inclusion

Managing Universal Credit payments
Financial Inclusion
6 May 2020

How to manage your Universal Credit payments

Once you get approved for Universal Credit, it’ll normally takes five weeks after the date you submitted your claim for you to get the first payment. Here's how you can manage your Universal Credit payments.

Financial Inclusion
4 May 2020

How to recognise financial abuse, and where to get support

Financial abuse is when someone else controls your access to money by coercing, exploiting or sabotaging you.

Coronavirus and mental health
Mental Health
Coronavirus
Financial Inclusion
9 April 2020

Your most common worries about social distancing and self-isolation, answered by therapists

The way coronavirus is affecting our lives can be hard on our mental health. So we asked therapists to answer some of your most common worries about social distancing, self-isolation and coronavirus.

Universal Credit guide
Coronavirus
Financial Inclusion
30 March 2020

How to access Universal Credit

Universal Credit is a single monthly payment from the government. It's meant to cover your living costs and rent if you're out of work or on a low income.

Financial Inclusion
3 May 2019

Writing customer-friendly terms and conditions

How to write terms and conditions anyone can understand.

Financial Inclusion
29 May 2018

Getting a Monzo bank account as a recent immigrant to the UK

One of the first things you’ll need to do is open a bank account. But it can be incredibly time-consuming and confusing trying to open one here.

Financial Inclusion
29 May 2018

Financial Inclusion: Helping everyone access the financial world

Not having access to financial services today puts you at a significant disadvantage in society and often means you pay more, save less and can’t access basic services needed to live. This is unacceptable.