Citizens Advice extends financial capability

The grants are part of the charity’s 'financial skills for life' programme, sponsored by Prudential, which aims to put financial capability services in all its bureaux by 2010. The grants include £200,000 from the Friends Provident Foundation and £100,000 from the Abbey Charitable Trust. A recent evaluation of nine bureaux showed over 6,000 people benefited from the scheme and had improved their ability to budget, save and borrow. Sir David Clementi, chairman of Prudential, says: “Empowering people to make good financial decisions is a key objective for us all, ensuring that they have...