5 July, 2022
5 July, 2022
Views sought on issues including balance between providing debtors with fresh start and ensuring returns to creditors, and how insolvency solutions should be paid for
4 July, 2022
Social Justice Committee also calls for new national standards for council tax collection and for government to consider placing them on a statutory footing
30 June, 2022
New statistics also highlight regional variation in registrations, and that around two-thirds were made by StepChange Debt Charity
29 June, 2022
New legislation also makes permanent the increase in the time that debtors facing bankruptcy have to seek advice without creditors pursuing their debt
24 June, 2022
Recommendations include ring-fencing funding for local council tax support and introducing a pre-action protocol for councils to use before progressing enforcement action
23 June, 2022
20 June, 2022
Government plans outlined in response to consultation will also require lenders to be approved by the FCA, and include a new right for borrowers to complain to the Financial Ombudsman Service
16 June, 2022
Consultation on the direction of reform, that could move much of the Act from statute to sit under the remit of the FCA, is expected to be published by the end of the year
13 June, 2022
16 May, 2022
13 May, 2022
New Statutory Debt Repayment Plan scheme will be available to people in England and Wales, providing a ‘more robust and effective route out of problem debt’
20 April, 2022
Charity sets out four steps to help minimise distress caused by missed payments and debt
11 April, 2022
DWP says latest pilot is 'strengthening the application of attachment-of-earning orders' where deemed appropriate for debtors
8 April, 2022
Peers raise concerns about the impact the change will have on borrowers, particularly as the government intends to maintain the freeze until 2024/2025
6 April, 2022
23 March, 2022
Campaign document also call for immediate changes to debt advice contracts from April 2022 and for MaPS to 'learn the lessons' from failure of previous commissioning process
22 March, 2022
CSJ report highlights emerging trends in illegal money lending and the menacing techniques and exploitative methods used by loan sharks to deceive their victims
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