#WorldMentalHealthDay: Four in ten people (40%) in the UK say their health has suffered due to financial concerns
The link between every day money worries and mental health is well known. As World Mental Health Day approaches (10th October 2017), and we continue to open up on mental health issues, research from Scottish Widows highlights that people saving nothing for retirement are twice as likely to have had mental health issues connected to money […]
Read MoreBob’s Blog: Members Meeting papers and Debt & Pension Advice Report Launch
Thanks to all who attended our recent National Members Meeting. As always, the guest speaker sessions generated some very healthy discussion and debate especially John Fairhurst of Payplan’s talk on consumer IVAs. The output of this session is something that we must capture and move forward – if you’d like to register your interest in […]
Read MoreNew guide for energy suppliers on vulnerability and mental health
A new guide for energy suppliers has been launched today by the Money Advice Trust and Energy UK to help better identify and support consumers in vulnerable circumstances. The guide, Vulnerability, mental health, and the energy sector: a guide to help identify and support consumers, provides practical tools for frontline staff to use with consumers in […]
Read MoreChallenger Credit Bureau Credit Kudos gets FCA authorisation
Credit Kudos, a challenger credit bureau developing a Financial Behaviour Score (FBS), has announced its FCA authorisation, putting its stake in the ground as a fully regulated Credit Reference Agency. From its Dalston home in an old print workshop, Credit Kudos, founded by Freddy Kelly who will be speaking and exhibiting at the MALG Conference 2017, is […]
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