Personal budgeting

Challenge reference: 5949

Notional learning hours  10
Level Entry 3
Subject area
Preparing for Adulthood pathway
Skill
Learning aim

The learner will recognise the differences between essential and non-essential spending and understand about personal budgets.

Learning context

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Learning outcomes

What the learner needs to know, understand or be able to do

The learner will:

  1. Know about the difference between essential and non-essential spending.

  2. Know about personal budgets.

Assessment criteria

What the learner need to demonstrate in order to meet the learning outcome

The learner can:

    • State the difference between essential and non-essential spending
    • Give examples of essential and non-essential purchases
    • Outline how much they spend on essential versus non-essential items
    • Give a least two examples of how to prioritise spending within a budget
    • Outline a personal budget for a given period of time
    • Give examples of how a personal budget may change over a lifetime