FT Financial Literacy and Inclusion Campaign

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• Breakfast and financial education: help us deliver this foundation

  The FT’s homegrown charity FLIC and Magic Breakfast are making a real difference for young people

  
• Indonesia places a $28bn bet on free school meals

  President Prabowo Subianto wants to cater for 82mn students and pregnant mothers to boost growth and attainment

  
• Finland fuels children’s future with financial literacy and food

  World-beating ambition drives real-life business practice and free lunches for kids

  
• The junk food crisis harming Britain’s children

  As their diets worsen, young people are suffering increasing levels of malnutrition and obesity. Can the UK turn the tide?

  
• UK’s elite Marines undergo financial literacy training

  The FT’s Financial Literacy and Inclusion Campaign launches adult education programme for the military

  
• A proper breakfast will get children back in schools — and learning

  Properly nourished children gain two months’ extra progress in maths, reading and writing when fed in the morning

  
• Let’s put financial literacy on the breakfast menu

  Schools need to prepare pupils for the digital financial future that awaits them

  
• The power of putting financial literacy — and buttered toast — on the school curriculum

  Lucy Kellaway looks at how FLIC and Magic Breakfast — the two charities backed by this year’s FT seasonal appeal — are feeding young minds

  
• Two vital interventions to boost children’s life chances

  FT Seasonal Appeal backs charities devoted to financial literacy and free school meals

  
• Could TikTok, apps and Gemma Collins boost women’s pensions?

  Scottish Widows study shows more than 2mn UK women will not be able to afford to retire

  
• The best investment tip of all? Start when you’re young

  Sir Douglas Flint joins calls to boost personal finance teaching in schools

  
• Data is the key to supporting Britain’s poorest pensioners

  As energy bills rise, bolder reforms are needed to identify the 880,000 households missing out on pension credit

  
• Maths education is failing UK students

  To combat worrying GCSE trends, we must make the discipline relevant to young people

  
• Even Wall Street bankers’ kids need lessons in financial literacy

  In the US, entrepreneurs, donors and family foundations are backing initiatives to teach the basics of managing money

  
• Would you turn to Reddit for investment ideas?

  It’s no surprise that social platforms are the go-to place when industry communications appear designed to obfuscate

  
• Teens lack financial literacy and maths skills for digital economy, OECD report finds

  Study highlights gap in rich countries between access to banking products and an understanding of how finance works

  
• More effort needed on financial literacy in the UK

  The education system is falling short in teaching this vital life skill

  
• Earn your stripes with Financial Times x With Nothing Underneath’s new boyfriend shirt

  The salmon-pink collaboration is raising funds for the newspaper’s Financial Literacy and Inclusion Campaign (FLIC)

  
• Have you got five minutes to talk about investing?

  It is high time we normalised conversations about money

  
• How I paid off £16,000 credit card debt in just two years

  What drives my desire to spend is a complex issue. You could call it emotional spending

  
• What women want their financial future to look like

  The Budget and International Women’s Day remind us that the campaign for equality is still far from won

  
• Free reader event: The true cost of childcare

  Join Mother Pukka and Pregnant then Screwed on International Women’s Day

  
• A dating app with credit scores: what’s not to love?

  Proving you can manage your finances has real pulling power

  
• Four ways to sort out your financial life in 2024

  New year resolutions to revolutionise your relationship with money

  
• Does Sunak’s maths revival add up?

  Both the Conservatives and Labour want to tackle the UK numeracy problem — but they need a plan for the long term

  
• Take NatWest shares into Britain’s classrooms

  A golden opportunity for the government to boost youngsters’ financial education

  
• India fights back against soaring digital fraud

  Financial literacy education is key to protecting Indians from scams in era of superfast payments

  
• MPs launch inquiry into UK financial education

  Basic numeracy at low levels among young people

  
• Record number of UK households seek help with cost-of-living issues

  Latest Citizens Advice data shows mounting crisis heading into winter as voluntary sector warns it will struggle to cope

  
• HMRC clashes with young investors over Isa rules

  Row over holding fractional shares in tax-free accounts intensifies ahead of Autumn Statement

  
• How can we defuse the household debt time bomb?

  The nature of people’s debts have changed significantly — so too must debt solutions

  
• AI: the answer to everyday finances?

  A range of apps link to accounts to assist with spending, saving, debts and more

  
• Why the UK has a problem with maths | FT Film

  Is the maths taught in our schools helping or hindering numeracy levels in later life?

  
• How I fell for a social media scam

  Offers that seem too good to be true can be fraudulent ads that slip through review systems

  
• Social media finfluencers embrace the rules to reach a new audience

  Young online experts fight against misinformation and offer proper financial guidance

  
• Grandparents: give the gift of investment education

  As inheritance tax bills rise, pass on your financial savvy as well as your cash

  
• It pays to open up about mortgage pain

  Rising rates on home loans will put a strain on relationships unless we challenge taboos about money

  
• Under-21s targeted by money launderers, warns UK fraud agency

  Schools initiative to discourage youngsters from being used as ‘money mules’

  
• This could be the best £800 investment you’ll ever make

  National insurance top-ups can provide an oversized boost to your state pension

  
• Peru makes teachers comfortable about money before teaching the kids

  Novel approach to financial literacy has lessons for rich and poor countries alike

  
• Banks must play fair as mortgage rates rise

  As millions brace for the impact of more expensive home loans, here’s my don’t panic guide to what happens next

  
• When trading crypto becomes an addiction

  Should crypto trading be regulated by the Gambling Commission?

  
• MyBnk calls for 30 hours a year of financial education in UK schools

  Only two-fifths of young people are deemed financially literate, says charity

  
• ‘I’m 22 and I earn more than my parents’

  Young workers on high salaries find financial advice hard to come by

  
• Charity warns of UK maths gender gap

  Women express less confidence than men in National Numeracy survey

  
• Personal inflation calculator: what is your inflation rate?

  As the cost of living continues to rise, find out how much inflation could affect your personal finances

  
• UK financial system ‘locking out’ growing numbers of people

  As lenders rein in risk during cost of living crisis, survey finds those unable to access credit increasing

  
• The first lesson for female financial education? Money is power

  Online communities for women to learn about cash, investing and pensions are an exciting fintech development

  
• Money mistakes even wealthy people make

  Your emotional hang-ups about money could stop you from getting richer

  
• Britain’s schools fail legal requirement to teach money matters

  Two-fifths of teachers do not know financial literacy is compulsory in secondary education

  
• Retirement coaching: coming to a workplace near you?

  Brits don’t understand their retirement options, and I fear for the ‘Cafters’

  
• Why do Brits hate maths? Go figure

  Poor numeracy is a problem, but Rishi Sunak needs to show his workings for compulsory maths until age 18

  
• A child’s eye view of the cost of living crisis

  From saving pocket money to better budgeting and giving to charity, children’s financial habits are changing

  
• Five financial new year resolutions for 2023

  Will you ‘manifest money’ in the year ahead?

  
• Now is the time to boost financial literacy

  The FT’s charity is filling vital gaps in public understanding of money

  
• Electricity calculator: how much will your bills cost this winter?

  Find out how much your electrical devices and appliances will set you back under the new energy price cap

  
• My 12 ‘money movies’ of Christmas

  Films that could spark a conversation about finance with your children

  
• US bank branch closures widen social inequality | FT Film

  There are over 1,600 'banking deserts' in the US, with a lack of financial services hitting African-Americans hardest. Visit ftflic.com to find out more

  
• Why is personal finance not being taught more in schools?

  British schools face barriers to keeping cash management classes on curriculum, despite students’ desire to learn

  
• When your boss becomes your banker

  More companies are finding ways to offer financial services such as loans or pay advances as the cost of living crisis deepens. What is the risk?

  
• Mortgage shock: what next for embattled borrowers?

  Spiralling home loan rates add to households’ cost of living pressures

  
• Masters of rap could help bridge the financial literacy gap

  These artists may be living large, but many of them are very financially savvy

  
• Fintechs have made people’s lives unnecessarily complicated

  The proliferation of products creates confusion rather than clarity

  
• Have lunch with FT’s Martin Wolf or Claer Barrett

  Bid for your chance to meet FT columnists in the Flic charity auction

  
• A ‘back to school’ moment for your finances

  Budget-busting challenges ahead mean everyone needs to check their sums this autumn

  
• Workers halt pension savings as cost of living crisis bites

  Warning over long-term damage to retirement funds

  
• Credit crunch: how the cost of living crisis is pushing households to breaking point

  Not-for-profit lenders are struggling to meet unprecedented demand from the poorest as they seek loans to cover basic costs

  
• Support surges for campaigners urging non-payment of energy bills

  Experts warn consumers that halting direct debits could mean higher bills and poorer credit scores

  
• Fighting financial exclusion in the Gypsy and Traveller community

  The FT looks at what their struggle for insurance and banking access says about our financial institutions

  
• Are you due a share of £50bn of lost assets?

  More effort should go into tracking down the owners of lost accounts

  
• Victims of financial crime suffer psychological shocks

  Campaign group report attacks UK’s regulatory framework for financial services

  
• Employers urged to help workers navigate stresses of cost of living crisis

  Mounting money worries spark calls for companies to support workers’ financial wellbeing

  
• Money Clinic podcast: How can I improve my credit score?

  Experts bust the myths

  
• Father’s Day advice for new investors

  As markets turn bearish, will young investors run screaming into the woods?

  
• Money Clinic podcast: What did your dad teach you about money?

  Ahead of Father’s Day, we ask if the internet has had a greater influence on our habits than our parents

  
• The UK’s credit gap will gape in this cost of living crisis

  Illegal money lending appears to be rising as higher energy and food bills push those in need towards loan sharks

  
• A jubilee year for the state pension?

  Through the generations, women need to ensure they will have cause to celebrate in retirement

  
• Hard lessons from the crypto crash

  Can anything challenge the belief that investing in digital assets is a guaranteed route to riches?

  
• We need to talk about money

  Britons must be open about number skills and personal finances, especially with economic woes mounting

  
• Instagram must stop the scammers targeting Gen Z

  Cloned accounts con followers of genuine financial content creators out of thousands

  
• Q&A: A guide for Ukrainian refugees and their UK hosts

  How to navigate finances, benefits, employment rules and avoid sticky situations

  
• Money Clinic Podcast: How can we stop arguing about money?

  A spender and a saver examine their financial habits and attempt to meet in the middle

  
• Cancelling Netflix won’t solve energy price crunch

  Extreme energy rationing shows growing desperation of people in fuel poverty

  
• What can the Rolling Stones teach us about financial literacy?

  Money Clinic podcast explores how the demographics of the super group’s fan base are tuned in to retirement planning

  
• Money Clinic podcast: Should I save for a property or a pension?

  As wages fail to keep pace with soaring property prices, younger investors face tough choices

  
• How mobile apps help bring financial literacy skills to overlooked groups

  Fintech start-ups offer women and minorities knowledge to make decisions about all things money

  
• Martin Lewis urges reform of UK’s ‘dangerous’ credit card rules

  Chancellor backs consumer rights campaigner’s call to ensure more borrowers get the advertised rate of interest

  
• Young people scammed on Instagram highlight UK surge in online crime

  Efforts to tackle steep rise in fraud are stymied by under-resourced and outdated strategies

  
• Basic maths skills oil the wheels of financial literacy

  The biggest service we could do for future financial literacy is to embed mathematical skills for today’s pupils

  
• Money Clinic podcast: Budget to beat the rising cost of living

  With ‘Awful April’ around the corner, budgeting is a skill everyone needs to master

  
• The best financial rule I ever learnt? Open the bills

  Emotion plays a surprising role in our understanding of personal finance

  
• The UK ‘back to the office budget’ does not add up for women

  Working flexibly could save women money, but what about the cost to their careers?

  
• Seven things women need to know about money

  Ahead of International Women’s Day, experts share inspirational tips on how to transform your finances

  
• Private equity groups launch education philanthropy fund

  Investors will share their gains with charities

  
• ‘Buy now pay later’ boom fuels consumer debt concerns as transactions soar

  Regulators scrutinise fast-growing sector that allows customers to delay payments

  
• Addressing poverty means financial education in primary schools

  Children must learn early money lessons to develop vital skills

  
• Improving financial literacy must be a priority for Europe

  One in three EU households are unable to meet unexpected shocks to their finances

  
• Half of UK adults need ‘urgent help’ managing their money

  As cost of living crisis bites, consumers say better financial education would reduce indebtedness

  
• Beware the property trap ensnaring young buyers

  Under-40s find the Lifetime Isa has shortlived benefits

  
• Bonus episode - The ultimate tax return guide

  The ins and outs of self-assessment ahead of the January 31 deadline

  
• Against the odds: the struggles of migrants to build a business

  The FT’s Financial Literacy and Inclusion Campaign: Despite many obstacles, new arrivals have a record of entrepreneurship

  
• Lucy Kellaway’s crypto classroom confessions

  Lucy Kellaway, Patrick Jenkins and Peter Spiegel talk financial literacy with Claer Barrett

  
• FT Financial Literacy and Inclusion Campaign: The US must confront financial illiteracy head-on

  We freely discuss which vaccine we received. But conversations about money are somehow taboo

  
• FT Financial Literacy and Inclusion Campaign: Teaching personal finance with hair extensions

  Ex-banker wins teaching prize with novel lessons on the cost of consumer credit

  
• Don’t dismiss UK banking’s ‘consumer duty’ as just fluff

  Done properly, the regulation could mean upheaval for the sector and be a force for financial literacy and inclusion

  
• Courtney Love explains why you’ve got to do the math

  As part of the FT Financial Literacy and Inclusion Campaign, the musician shares her story about making – and losing – a fortune

  
• Vanishing cash means ‘digital literacy’ is vital

  Financial education is one of the best investments in our children’s future

  
• China fights a financial fraud explosion

  Tens of thousands are falling victim to fraud despite government attempts to combat the scammers

  
• FT readers respond: Cryptocurrency in the classroom

  Can schoolchildren learn the value of money via trading apps?

  
• Crypto in the classroom: Lucy Kellaway on the kids’ new craze

  In an age when trading apps have made investment cool, understanding money is more important than ever for school children

  
• Finance companies must boost clients’ financial literacy

  Business should work with government to close wide gaps in financial knowledge

  
• ‘We need people to know the ABC of finance’: facing up to the financial literacy crisis

  Economist Annamaria Lusardi helps young people gain skills to manage their money

  
• How should we teach young people about personal finance? Q&A

  Claer Barrett and Aimée Allam, director of FT Flic, answer your questions

  
• Best of FT Money 2021: My biggest financial mistake — FT writers confess

  As part of our FT Financial Literacy & Inclusion Campaign, some of our experts explain how they learnt the hard way . . . 

  
• How to achieve financial literacy

  Patrick Jenkins, FT deputy editor, introduces the mission of the FT's Financial Literacy and Inclusion Campaign (Flic)

  
• The FT Financial Literacy and Inclusion Campaign: Courtney Love and other reader responses

  Launch of FLIC draws hundreds of messages of support — and strong opinions about the best way forward

  
• Letter from the editor on the FT’s Financial Literacy and Inclusion Campaign

  The Financial Times launches its bold new charitable initiative

• Video: Welcome to the FT Financial Literacy and Inclusion Campaign

  Watch an introduction to FT Flic, the FT’s charity to improve financial literacy in the UK and around the world

  
• Best of FT Money 2021: Why financial literacy is a passport to financial freedom

  Support the FT’s campaign to improve prospects of millions in Britain and around the world

  
• How a new FT campaign will provide financial knowledge to those who need it most

  We aim to combat the ways in which society makes it so expensive to be poor

  
• Financial literacy — learn now, benefit later

  The FT supports a new charity to improve public understanding of money