Financialcapability: the Public’s Perspective in theCurrent Economic Climate

The deterioration in the financial climate over the past12 months has eroded consumers’ confidence in theirown financial security, with 58% of consumers eitherdisagreeing (33%) or disagreeing strongly (25%) thatthey feel more financially secure.This can be attributed, to some extent, to consumersfeeling less secure in their jobs since the credit crunchand attendant economic downturn. More than a third(35%) of consumers either agree (20%) or agree strongly(15%) that, thinking about the financial climate over thelast 12 months, they have less job security.[...]