Bob’s Blog: MALG National Members Meeting 26 September 2017
It hardly seems any time since our last National Members Meeting & AGM where the Money Advice Service launched its new toolkit for creditors on how they can collaborate with debt advice agencies, Yvonne Fovargue MP kindly gave us an update on her campaigning work as a member of the APPG on Debt, and Jane Tully of […]
Read MoreMajor review of debt advice funding in the UK launches ‘call for evidence’
A major Independent Review of the Funding of Debt Advice, led by Peter Wyman, reached a key milestone this week with the launch of a ‘Call for Evidence’. The Review, set up in response to a challenging and complex debt advice funding landscape will make recommendations for an appropriate funding framework for the future, and […]
Read MoreCitizens Advice calls for changes to stop people falling into long term credit card debt
Major new research by MALG member Citizens Advice has found that nearly 1 in 5 people struggling with debts has had their credit card limit raised without them requesting it -a practice the charity would like to see banned. After the Bank of England issued a warning to lenders about how they are granting credit […]
Read MoreMoney and Mental Health Policy Institute creates debt and mental health fact sheet for Money Advice Trust
MALG member the Money Advice Trust has worked in partnership with the Money and Mental Health Policy Institute to create a debt and mental health fact sheet for its National Debtline and Business Debtline money advice services. The fact sheet explains how debt and mental health can affect each other, and looks at various approaches […]
Read MoreIFS research finds men from poor backgrounds have lower earnings and are twice as likely to be single
New research from the Institute of Fiscal Studies has found that men from poor backgrounds have lower earnings and are twice as likely to be single as those from rich families. Key findings include: The earnings gap between men with richer parents and their counterparts from less well-off backgrounds is widening. In 2012, employed 42-year-old men […]
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