The benefits of Financial Shield
Damon Gibbons reports on the achievements of the Financial Shield project to date, and looks forward to a further two years of work to continue building the investment case for benefits support to be included in Integrated Care Partnership strategies.
Independent evaluation of the pilot by Cordis Bright
Matt Irani, Principal Consultant at Cordis Bright provides a brief update on evaluation activity.
Financial Shield’s pilot in Lambeth and Southwark: where are we now?
Damon Gibbons provides an update on progress with the pilot to date.
Learning Network Co-Chair, Paul Maynard MP on the cost of living crisis
Financial Shield Learning Network Co-Chair, Paul Maynard MP guest blog on the cost of living crisis.
The Budget won’t help people with poor health and financial problems
For the 1.3 million people on Universal Credit but exempted from seeking work due to ill-health, Government’s attempts to incentivise work mean little. They need more support instead.
Our financial health affects our mental and physical health – we need a holistic approach to wellbeing including debt management
Damon Gibbons, Executive Director at the Centre for Responsible Credit provides a heatmap of potential future priority areas for the Financial Shield in England and invites interested agencies to join our Learning Network.