People’s Partnership1, provider of the People’s Pension, has launched two new free webinars with leading digital inclusion charity, Good Things Foundation2, to help members feel more supported and empowered in the digital world.
Millions of people across the UK remain digitally excluded, including many in employment. Around 7.9 million adults3 lack basic digital skills, which can affect how they manage money, use essential services and engage with their workplace pension.
People’s Pension and Good Things Foundation are offering free, practical digital inclusion support that employers and members can use straight away. The short, on demand Build Your Digital Confidence4 webinars are designed to both help organisations understand digital exclusion and take simple, practical steps to support their workforce, as well as help members recognise the signs and challenges of digital exclusion and build confidence in signposting the right support.
The employer session covers:
- How to spot and support employees who may be digitally excluded
- Simple ways to help people feel safer and more confident online
- Why digital skills matter for better engagement with workplace pensions
The member session helps members with:
- Simple steps to feel safer online
- How to spot digital exclusion
- Ways to use digital tools with more confidence – including managing their pension digitally
Commenting on the new webinars, Nigel Rodgers, Chief Information Officer at People’s Partnership, said:
“As a pension with purpose, our commitment is to help our seven million members build strong financial foundations for life, with financial wellbeing at the heart of everything we do. A key part of this is digital inclusion, ensuring no one is left behind as more services move online.
“Digital exclusion can have a real financial impact. We believe everyone deserves access to the knowledge, skills and confidence needed to plan for their future. Yet millions of people across the UK continue to face barriers to basic digital access, whether due to a lack of suitable devices, affordable data, or the skills to use online services safely and effectively.
“That’s why digital inclusion matters so deeply to us. It’s not only about improving how people engage with their pension, but about promoting fairness, confidence and independence. Technology should empower people, not exclude them. Through these free webinars, as well as our ongoing work with the Good Things Foundation, we aim to equip employers and support members to help overcome digital barriers and build greater digital confidence.”
James Muscat-Sharp, Director of Partnerships at Good Things Foundation, said:
“Our work with People’s Partnership is focused on tackling the digital divide where it matters most: helping people gain the confidence and skills to manage their financial future. These webinars are a great example of providing practical, simple support to help members feel more empowered and included in the digital world.”
Last year, People’s Partnership announced its first major charity collaboration with Good Things Foundation, bringing financial expertise into the social sector to reach people often excluded from both digital access and financial planning. The initiative is designed to help more people confidently manage their financial future online and includes three modules that People’s Partnership have co-developed for Good Things Foundation’s free online learning platform, Learn My Way5.
Notes to Editor:
1. People’s Partnership is a business without shareholders; it reinvests its profits with the aim to help customers and achieve better financial outcomes for everyone. It provides People’s Pension, the largest commercial master trust in the UK based on members, serving seven million pension savers across the UK and managing £40bn in assets.
This assessment is determined by membership size. People’s Pension currently has more than seven million members, which, according to publicly available industry data, exceeds the membership of any other commercial master trust.
2. Good Things Foundation is the UK’s leading digital inclusion charity. It works to fix the digital divide at a hyperlocal level with its National Digital Inclusion Network – comprised of over 5,000 community partners providing a range of free digital inclusion support, such as:
- The National Databank, providing free mobile connectivity data;
- The National Device Bank, supplying free, refurbished devices to people in need;
- and Learn My Way, our free flagship basic digital skills platform, which has supported thousands to get online.
It works in partnership with organisations such as Virgin Media O2, Vodafone, Accenture, and Nominet to deliver at scale, and advocate for digital inclusion to fix the digital divide – for good.
Good Things Foundation believes everyone should have the confidence, skills, support and access to use digital technology, participate in society and benefit from the digital world, with an ambition to partner with 5000 UK communities and to support 1 million people by the end of 2025.
Find out more: www.goodthingsfoundation.org
Media contact: press@goodthingsfoundation.org.
3. Digital Nation | The UK’s Digital Divide | Good Things Foundation
4. Members: Pension Talk Extra
Employers: Pension Talk Extra
5. Learn My Way offers free, beginner‑friendly digital skills training – including three pensions modules created through the partnership: ‘Pension Basics’, Managing your Pension Online’ and ‘Accessing your Pension Online’’ – to help people build confidence online.