The MSE Charity
The MSE Charity provides grants to individuals and charities. If you’re looking to take a course that will improve your knowledge of consumer, debt, or personal money management you may be able to get a grant.
Plus if you’ve an innovative idea to help lots of people, or you're an established charity wanting funding for a project; funds may be available. As long as it helps educate and inform people about consumer or debt issues we may be able to help.
Why has the charity been set up?
The UK has a massive problem with consumer and debt illiteracy. Companies spend billions on advertising, marketing and teaching their staff to sell – yet we get no buyers' training. The UK is in debt crisis, a whole generation is in debt up to its ears.
The MSE Charity is designed to try and break that cycle of debt.
Where does the money come from?
The money is generated from three sources:
- Donations from well-wishers. Anyone who wants to support the charity is more than welcome. For the many who've said in the past they'd like to donate to MoneySavingExpert.com as it's saved them money, the answer is to donate to this charity. How to Donate
- An annual donation from MoneySavingExpert.com. A donation of over £200,000 at the launch of the charity, and it's hoped at least £100,000 per year going forward from MoneySavingExpert.com (see the MoneySavingExpert.com Charity section).
- Revenue from book sales. All Martin Lewis' proceeds from his books Thrifty Ways and Three Lessons go directly to this charity.