MoneyHelper provides clear money and pension guidance online and over the phone. They can also point you to trusted services, if you need more support. Here are some useful financial calculators from Moneyhelper that is free to use:
Everyday money
Guidance on choosing and running a bank account, planning your finances and cutting costs.
Saving
How to save money, types of savings accounts and getting started with investing.
- How to save money
- Types of savings
- Investing
Work and benefits
Understanding your employment rights, dealing with redundancy, benefit entitlements and Universal Credit.
- Help with your benefits
- Child Benefit
- Universal Credit
- Employment basics
- Tax and your pay
- Redundancy
- Self-employment
Money troubles
If you’re having problems with debts, need to make a complaint about a financial service or are worried about being scammed.
- Ways to pay off debts
- Help if you’re worried about bills and payments
- Scams
- Money problems and complaints
- Coronavirus money worries
Homes
Paying for our home is normally our most expensive outgoing. That’s why we’ve put together a section on understanding your money when buying or renting.
Buying
- Help to buy a home
- Understanding mortgages
- Re-mortgaging or switching your mortgage
- Borrowing in later life
Renting
- How much rent can you afford?
- Financial and legal responsibilities if you rent
Pensions and retirement
Whether you’re just starting to think about your retirement, are about to retire, or have been retired for some time.
- Pension basics
- Auto-enrolment
- Building your retirement pot
- State Pensions
- Tax and pensions
- Taking your retirement pot