Budgeting and taking control

Tips and guides how to make your money go further

Use the Money Advice Service's Quick cash finder tool to discover how you could quickly find and save money by simply cutting back on some of your regular spending.

• Quick cash finder (Money Advice Service website)

Don't know where you stand with money? Take the Money Advice Service's free Money Health Check. You'll find out which areas to focus on and practical ways to improve your situation.

• Money Health Check - Free online financial health checker tool (Money Advice Service website) 

To find out how much spending money you have after you've paid your most important bills or where your money goes each month, use the Money Advice Service's Budget planner.

• Budget planner (Money Advice Service website)

Managing your money on a low income takes careful organisation. Find out about a few positive steps you can take to make it easier.