Nasc launches toolkit to help migrants develop financial literacy  

Resource covers issues like opening bank accounts and managing household bills

Kiren Khalid of Nasc says the financial toolkit gives practical tools to help people take steps toward independence and financial security.

Nasc, the Migrant and Refugee Rights Centre has launched a financial toolkit to support families to develop financial literacy in Ireland. 

The Your Money in Ireland resource was created over nine months based on real-life concerns raised by migrant women taking part in Nasc’s women’s programme. Participants highlighted challenges including understanding the Irish financial system, navigating social welfare supports, opening bank accounts, managing household bills, and protecting themselves from debt and financial abuse.

“Above all, this toolkit is about empowerment through knowledge,” said Kiren Khalid, Nasc’s women’s programme coordinator. “For many migrant women, financial decisions were previously handled by someone else, leaving them unsure of their rights or vulnerable to financial abuse. This resource provides practical tools and trusted information to help people take small but meaningful steps toward independence and financial security.” 

Topics covered include using banking services, social welfare supports and employment rights, managing utility bills, and avoiding high-cost credit expenses.

Nasc was founded in Cork with the aim of protecting migrant and refugee rights.