Joseph Rowntree Foundation publishes updated Minimum Income Standard for the UK 2017
Joseph Rowntree Foundation (whose Director of Policy and Research Dr Emma Stone is speaking at the MALG Conference 2107 in November) has published its updated Minimum Income Standard for the UK report for 2017. The report is based on what the public think people need for an acceptable minimum standard of living. It shows: the incomes […]
Read MoreMoney Advice Service launches good practice creditor toolkit on working collaboratively with debt advice agencies
A new toolkit to bring consistency to the way creditors work with debt advice agencies when collecting repayments from people who are in debt is being launched by the Money Advice Service at today’s Money Advice Liaison Group (MALG) National Members’ Meeting. This is the first time that all major debt advice agencies and creditors […]
Read MoreOfgem announces plans to protect vulnerable customers
Energy regulator Ofgem has announced plans to protect vulnerable consumers as part of a wider programme to make sure all consumers get a better energy deal. Options being considered include introducing a safeguard tariff for vulnerable consumers which would protect them from overpaying for their energy. Research from Ofgem and the findings of the Competition and […]
Read MoreUK Finance launches
From today (3 July 2017), the finance and banking industry operating in the UK will be represented by a new trade association, UK Finance. UK Finance will represent over 300 firms in the UK providing credit, banking, markets and payment-related services. Its members offer a wide range of financial and advisory services across both mutual […]
Read MoreBob’s Blog: MALG Conference 2017 speakers and programme
I spoke about the unpredictable environment we are currently experiencing and this continues unabated! The awful fire at Grenfell Tower and the subsequent implications make us all stop in our tracks and question how this could happen. The onset of July will hopefully lead to better times; the start of Wimbledon, hopes of a return to […]
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