Citizens Advice aims to deliver free, impartial and confidential advice - giving people the knowledge and confidence they need to find their way forward.
With the Foundation’s support, they will be developing their ‘National Red Index’ - a tool that uses Citizens Advice’s unique data to estimate how many people in Britain can’t afford their essentials, and understand what policy changes are needed to fix this.
The Index will develop a clear picture of financial resilience based on real income and expenditure data from people at the sharp end of living standards. The Foundation’s funding will help Citizens Advice to strengthen the model, and their influence, to drive the debate around living standards, leading to more effective policy making.