Authors: Personal Finance Research Centre
Funded by: Economic and Social Research Council
Published by: University of Bristol
Publication date: April 2018

Our 2017 workshop series brought together over 100 experts from different fields and disciplines to consider the complex relationship between people’s financial difficulties and their mental wellbeing. It was clear from the workshops – as well as from our own research in this area – that money problems both exacerbate and are exacerbated by other ‘vulnerable’ situations. Poor mental health, addictions and even suicide are all more likely where people experience financial difficulties. This document summarises the discussions that we had and considers some of the changes that organisations can implement (or may have already implemented) to improve the support they give to individuals in vulnerable situations.