Petition · past parliament
Make 'Personal Finance' a statutory subject of the National Curriculum
Rejected
21 signatures
What the petition asks
There's a dearth of knowledge of personal finance when children finish school. Fundamental concepts like budgeting, investing, pensions and debt aren't well understood.
Making 'personal finance' a compulsory subject across Key Stages 1 to 4 will help bridge that gap for a thriving future society.
Making 'personal finance' a compulsory subject across Key Stages 1 to 4 will help bridge that gap for a thriving future society.
There has been government guidance that personal finance topics be included in key stages 3 and 4, but it's estimated that less than half of schools teach it.
The Office for National Statistics reported in 2018 that for the first time in 30 years, 'each UK household spent or invested around £900 more than they received in income in 2017.'
Clearly there is still a deficiency in basic concepts of personal finance.
Personal finance should be a statutory compulsory subject from Key Stage 1 to 4.
The Office for National Statistics reported in 2018 that for the first time in 30 years, 'each UK household spent or invested around £900 more than they received in income in 2017.'
Clearly there is still a deficiency in basic concepts of personal finance.
Personal finance should be a statutory compulsory subject from Key Stage 1 to 4.
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 7 Oct 2019 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 10 Oct 2019 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
21
Status
Rejected
Rejected
10 Oct 2019
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.