Income Needs

From Open Risk Manual

Definition

Income Needs. In the context of the Financial Competence Framework, Income Needs is a topic in the Money And Transactions subject matter domain.[1]

Competences

Mastering the role of Income Needs in financial literacy context requires the following competences:

Code Competency Description Competency Type
34 Understands that expenditure should ideally not exceed income Knowledge
35 Aware that it is important to have sufficient income when retired Knowledge
36 Assesses current income needs and seeks ways to gain sufficient income to cover these needs Skill
37 Makes a realistic assessment of expected income Skill
38 Sets aside some income for retirement Skill
39 Motivated to find a way to generate sufficient income to preserve current and future standard of living Attitude

References

  1. European Union/OECD (2022), Financial competence framework for adults in the European Union