Financial Capability and Well-being in Ireland 2018
Summary
This research is the first financial well-being study conducted in Ireland. It examines the behaviours and circumstances that influence financial decision making and well-being, the extent to which Irish people are able to meet all of their current financial needs comfortably and their financial resilience for the future.Publication details
- Publication date:6 December 2018
- Industry:Financial and insurance services - L
Documents
Research report financial capability 2018PDF | 302 KBResearch report financial capability 2018 PDF | 302 KB - Opens in new window
Research report financial well-being in Ireland 2018PDF | 1211 KBResearch report financial well-being in Ireland 2018 PDF | 1211 KB - Opens in new window
Research report appendices financial well-being in Ireland 2018PDF | 875 KBResearch report appendices financial well-being in Ireland 2018 PDF | 875 KB - Opens in new window
Summary findings:
- People in Ireland are faring well in terms of general financial well-being, with an average score of 64 out of 100.
- In terms of international comparisons, the overall score for Ireland is lower than Norway (77) but higher than Australia and New Zealand (both 59) and on a par with Canada, where the overall score was 65.
- Most people have the means to cover day to day costs and current commitments. However, financial well-being is also the ability to have financial comfort now and into the future.
- A significant number of people have little financial resilience beyond meeting current commitments and that 52% of people are meeting current financial commitments, but have little provision against financial shocks.
- As a whole, people in Ireland are doing reasonably well in terms of general financial well-being but they have low levels of resilience for the future, including in retirement.
