Credit Services Association raises concerns over targets set for free-to-client debt advice
Credit Services Association (CSA), the UK trade body for debt collection and debt purchase, has released a new report exploring the provision of debt advice for those facing financial difficulties and in need of support. The report entitled ‘Wide of the Mark? Assessing the Delivery & Value of Free-To-Client Debt Advice’ argues that consistent and high-quality […]
Read MoreMoney Advice Liaison Group (MALG) gains Cyber Essentials re-accreditation
Money Advice Liaison Group (MALG), the UK not-for-profit membership organisation whose aim is ‘working together to improve the lives of people in debt’, has gained Cyber Essentials accreditation for a second year. Cyber Essentials accreditation is a self-assessed information security standard which requires organisations to have a number of technical and procedural controls in place […]
Read MoreMoney and Mental Health Policy Institute publishes report on preventing and resolving financial difficulties for people in secondary mental health care
A new report from Money and Mental Health Policy Institute (MMHPI) examines the extent to which people in secondary mental health care – such as Community Mental Health Teams and psychiatric hospitals – face financial difficulty and how far these services sufficiently meet the financial needs of people in their care. MMHPI research indicates that: […]
Read MoreMoney Advice Trust says households on a ‘collision course’ with the cost of living crisis
One in seven (an estimated 7.9 million) UK adults is behind on at least one household bill and one in eight (an estimated 6.2 million) have gone without heating, water or electricity in the last three months as a result of rising costs, according to research from the Money Advice Trust. The charity, which runs National […]
Read MoreCentre for Social Justice publishes illegal money lending report
The Centre for Social Justice’s (CSJ) new report, Swimming with Sharks: Tackling illegal money lending in England, estimates that up to one million people in England are borrowing from an illegal money lender today – that is, someone who lends money for profit without a licence from the Financial Conduct Authority. In the first major study […]
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