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Metfriendly Police Family Finance Index Autumn 2023

Thank you for taking part in Metfriendly’s Police Family Finance Index Survey. The research aims to identify and measure critical financial challenges facing the Police Family and establish an ongoing measure to enable comparison over time. It is intended to highlight key themes to inform policy development and provide guidance for areas of financial well-being support.


You have the option to remain anonymous when completing this survey. Any respondent quotes used in the survey report will be anonymised.

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1.Do you have any financial concerns at this time?(Required.)
2.On a scale of 0 to 10, how confident do you feel managing your money where 0 is not at all confident and 10 is completely confident?
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10
3.On a scale of 0 to 10, how satisfied are you with your overall financial circumstances where 0 is not at all satisfied and 10 is completely satisfied?
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10
4.Did you miss any payments on any financial obligations in the last 12 months?(Required.)
5.Have you considered stopping paying your Federation/Union subscriptions due to financial pressures in the past 12 months?(Required.)
6.Have you considered stopping paying into your Police pension due to financial pressures in the past 12 months?(Required.)
7.Do you consider yourself to be in significant debt outside of a mortgage?(Required.)
8.Do you consider yourself to be in significant debt when including your mortgage/rent payments?
9.After all of your bills and expenses have been paid, how much do you typically have left at the end of an average month?
10.In the last 12 months have you not eaten due to lack of money?(Required.)
11.Have you or any other family members that you live with, accessed a food bank in the last 12 months?
12.If you have answered "yes" to any of the above questions, please tell us the reasons for your answer. Please also include details on what single biggest change would improve your personal situation.
13.How has the financial situation of your household changed over the last 12 months?
14.How do you expect your financial situation to change over the next 12 months?
15.On a scale of 0 to 10, how confident do you think you will feel managing your money in 12 months' time where 0 is not at all confident and 10 is completely confident?
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10
16.On a scale of 0 to 10, how satisfied do you think you will be in 12 months' time with your overall financial circumstances where 0 is not at all satisfied and 10 is completely satisfied?
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10
17.How do you think the general economic situation in this country has changed over the last 12 months?
18.How do you expect it to change over the next 12 months?
19.On a scale of 0 to 10 how significant is the impact of your current financial circumstances on your mental health where 0 is not at all significant and 10 is highly significant?
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10
20.What steps are you considering to improve your personal financial situation over the next 12 months? Tick all that apply
21.In view of the general economic situation, do you think now is the right time for people to make major purchases such as furniture/electrical goods?
22.In view of the general economic situation do you think now is a good time to save?
23.Thinking about in 12 months' time, do you think that will be a good time to save?
24.Thinking forward to this Christmas (December 2024), what description best matches your likely experience?
25.Thinking back to this past Summer (Summer 2024), what description best matched your holiday experience?
26.How would you describe your level of financial capability?
27.Would you welcome greater support from your employer in improving your financial education?
28.Where do you go to find out about financial matters/improving your financial knowledge? Please give details of all relevant sources that you use.
29.Who would you describe as a single trusted source of financial information for the Police Family?
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