Money Advice Liaison Group (MALG) to focus on Leadership, Diversity & Inclusion at October face-to-face conference
MALG, the not-for-profit membership organisation that brings together organisations from across the money advice, credit, and debt landscape to ‘work together to improve the lives of people in debt’, has announced the theme of its first face-to-face conference since the pandemic. The MALG Conference, which will be held at No.11 Cavendish Square in London on […]
Read MoreDebt Camel offers advice on claiming Warm Home Discount
Money adviser and Debt Camel blogger Sara Williams is urging millions of people on benefits or a low income to claim a one-off discount of £140 off their electricity bill through the UK’s Warm Home Discount scheme. In her blog, ‘£140 help with your electricity bill this winter’, she outlines how the Warm Home Discount […]
Read MoreBob’s Blog: Green light to go ahead with MALG Conference 2021!
Hello to all our MALG Members and contacts! Firstly, a little housekeeping matter: MALG has recently been awarded Cyber Essentials Certification and continues to be GDPR compliant. We have added a DMARC code to our email servers to ensure our emails reach our recipients’ servers correctly. Could we kindly ask all our members and subscribers to liaise with […]
Read MoreProposals for a new Enforcement Conduct Authority backed by debt advice sector
Think tank the Centre for Social Justice has worked with the debt advice sector and enforcement industry to reach a consensus on plans for a new independent oversight body to protect people in debt. The Taking Control group of advice agencies and other charities, set up in 2016 to campaign for bailiff reform, has collectively […]
Read MoreShipshape or sinking ship?: Christians Against Poverty publishes report on problem debt’s impact on financial and mental wellbeing
Christians Against Poverty’s (CAP UK) latest report, Shipshape or sinking ship?, investigates the factors that harm and limit the wellbeing of people in financial difficulty. Rachel Gregory, Senior Policy Manager, CAP UK, says: “Financial and mental wellbeing are both essential to allow us to feel secure, in control and connected to others. Without these central planks […]
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