Kent Academic Repository Full text document (pdf) Citation for published version Mitton, Lavinia (2008) Financial inclusion in the UK: Review of policy and practice. Joseph Rowntree Foundation, 118 pp. ISBN 978-1-85935-654-8. DOI Link to record in KAR https://kar.kent.ac.uk/78253/ Document Version Publisher pdf Copyright & reuse Content in the Kent Academic Repository is made available for research purposes. Unless otherwise stated all content is protected by copyright and in the absence of an open licence (eg Creative Commons), permissions for further reuse of content should be sought from the publisher, author or other copyright holder. Versions of research The version in the Kent Academic Repository may differ from the final published version. Users are advised to check http://kar.kent.ac.uk for the status of the paper. Users should always cite the published version of record. Enquiries For any further enquiries regarding the licence status of this document, please contact:
[email protected] If you believe this document infringes copyright then please contact the KAR admin team with the take-down information provided at http://kar.kent.ac.uk/contact.html Financial inclusion in the UK Review of policy and practice Lavinia Mitton Review of initiatives to tackle fi nancial exclusion. Financial exclusion has become a major policy concern. Many initiatives exist under the auspices of different government departments and statutory bodies. Policies between the devolved administrations also diverge. In addition, the voluntary and private sectors are crucial to providing services to fi nancially excluded groups. This study aimed to: • identify and evaluate research on forms of fi nancial exclusion; • create a database of current work across the UK aimed at those vulnerable to fi nancial exclusion; • appraise relevant policy initiatives, identifying those vulnerable groups left out of current initiatives, either entirely or partly; • assess which groups are likely to remain excluded and how policy-makers and practitioners can address their needs.