{"id":3596,"date":"2022-01-27T09:13:13","date_gmt":"2022-01-27T09:13:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/coatbridgehighschool\/?page_id=3596"},"modified":"2025-09-24T10:17:36","modified_gmt":"2025-09-24T10:17:36","slug":"financial-wellbeing","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/coatbridgehighschool\/financial-wellbeing\/","title":{"rendered":"Financial Wellbeing"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Money Advice Scotland is the country\u2019s leading money charity, and their mission is to be the driving force towards financial wellbeing for everyone in Scotland.<\/p>\n

They have created financial wellbeing resources for secondary school pupils. \u00a0These resources are aimed at pupils from S4 to S6 and cover a range of financial topics, including budgeting, car finance and scams. \u00a0Click here<\/a> to access the materials.<\/p>\n

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  1. Money Advice Scotland Webchat \u2013 link\u00a0here<\/a>. This service is run Mon \u2013 Fri. It is designed to help people by getting them set up with some free money\/debt advice. If anyone has any questions or are looking for some advice they are very welcome to contact us.
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  2. Money Advice Scotland Benefits Calculator \u2013 link\u00a0here.<\/a>\u00a0This online tool can be used to check if there are any means tested benefits that someone is entitled to.\n

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  3. Citizens Advice Scotland have a good tool for checking council tax reduction\/exemption eligibility \u2013 link\u00a0here.<\/a>\n

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  4. Money Saving Expert website \u2013 link\u00a0here.<\/a>\u00a0Has some excellent resources and a good source of general information. In particular, the credit club (link\u00a0here<\/a>) provides access to a full Experian credit report and score.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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    Fuel Hardship Applications<\/h3>\n
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