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Debt Awareness Week

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Find out how employers can use Debt Awareness Week to promote financial wellbeing and raise awareness of the debt support available to help employees.

The value of supporting Debt Awareness Week in work

Debt Awareness Week is an opportunity for workplaces to reduce stigma, challenge attitudes towards debt and help employees access the support they need.

Financial worries can affect mental health, wellbeing and performance at work. Creating a culture where employees feel able to talk openly about debt and financial wellbeing can help people feel supported and less isolated.

A workplace that actively supports employees with debt and financial wellbeing can:

  • Create a culture of openness, trust and understanding
  • Build resilience, helping employees manage life’s challenges with greater confidence
  • Reduce sickness absence linked to stress, anxiety and other mental health pressures caused by debt and financial worries

Find out more about financial wellbeing in the workplace.

Ways to take part in Debt Awareness Week at work

Debt Awareness Week provides a focus for raising awareness of debt and the support available to employees. There are many simple and effective ways to get involved.

Start conversations about debt

Raise awareness of the stigma around debt, why it exists and how it can prevent people from seeking help

Encourage open and supportive conversations about financial wellbeing in the workplace

Promote discussions about money and debt with partners, friends and family, where appropriate

Host debt awareness sessions

Invite an expert to deliver a talk, webinar or interactive session on managing debt and accessing support

Share practical information to help employees recognise when they may need advice

Where appropriate, consider sharing lived experiences from employees or guest speakers to help normalise conversations about debt and reduce stigma

Promote debt support services

Signpost employees to free, confidential and independent debt advice, including:

Financial wellbeing in the workplace throughout the year

Supporting financial wellbeing should be part of an ongoing approach, not limited to awareness weeks.

As an employer, you can support your employees by:

  • Have confidential, supportive conversations about financial concerns
  • Becoming a fair work employer
  • Regularly promoting financial wellbeing information and resources
  • Signposting to free, confidential and independent debt advice services

Learn more about financial wellbeing in the workplace.

Find out more

Find out how your workplace can take part in Debt Awareness Week and get resources on the StepChange website.

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