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Benefits of a financial safety net

How to help increase your financial security

Looking after your financial wellbeing is really important. We have tools and information to help you with this.

Try our financial safety net tool

Our easy-to-use tool will help give you an idea of how strong a position you’d be in if you lost your income.

A few questions

Do you have enough money put aside to cover at least 3-6 months of living expenses if you weren’t working?

Resources to help with money management

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Budget planner

Try our budget planner to see if there’s areas where you might be able to reprioritise your spending.

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Free Midlife MOT course

Your midlife years are probably already very busy. That makes it difficult to look beyond your day-to-day challenges and achievements. Our Midlife MOT will help you take a long-term view of where you'd like to end up and what you can do to get there.

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Hear questions and answers on money

Join Angellica Bell as she meets people with some big financial questions – and money experts who have the answers.  Listen in as they cover everything from staying financially healthy as the cost of living rises to the gender pension gap.

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Free guidance

MoneyHelper is a free and impartial service set up to help you with your money and pension choices.

Taking financial advice

You might find it helpful to seek out professional financial advice to understand what’s best for your circumstances. Unbiased can help you find an independent, qualified adviser who's regulated to give advice.

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Citizens Advice offers information and support if you’re struggling with the cost of living.