25 October, 2022
21 October, 2022
New statutory instrument
21 October, 2022
Threshold to remain at £27,295 and repayment period to remain at 30 years, rather than new figures to be adopted by UK Government
19 October, 2022
Unless wages rise and benefits are uprated in line with inflation, 'we risk heading towards Victorian levels of poverty', says General Secretary
17 October, 2022
Since it would be 'irresponsible' for the government to continue exposing the public finances to unlimited volatility in international gas prices, a Treasury-led review will instead consider how best to support households with energy bills
12 October, 2022
Energy Prices Bill also includes measures to ensure that landlords pass energy bills support through to tenants and powers for government to deliver Northern Ireland Energy Bills Support Scheme
11 October, 2022
6 October, 2022
4 October, 2022
Three-year contracts from February 2023 awarded to Citizens Advice, Money Advice Trust and Gregory Pennington Limited
30 September, 2022
Citizens Advice warns that, although energy companies have a duty to protect customers, forcing people in debt to move to prepayment is 'disconnection by the back door'
29 September, 2022
Cost of living pressures mean that increasing the availability of debt advice, including face-to-face, has never been more important, says Chief Executive
23 September, 2022
Government is 'out of touch' and has failed to address most of the biggest challenges facing the UK right now, say UK not-for-profits
22 September, 2022
Direction requires domestic energy suppliers to make payments in each month of the scheme and sets out the terms on which those payments will be refunded by the government
21 September, 2022
Confirmation of updated energy support measures also includes a support package for households in Northern Ireland equivalent to that operating in Great Britain
21 September, 2022
New Money Advice Trust research also shows that the average amount people owe on priority debts has increased by almost 10 per cent in the last year to reach just under £2,000
8 September, 2022
New measure to be applied automatically by energy companies and supersede energy price cap of £3,549 from 1 October 2022
6 September, 2022
New statutory instrument
1 September, 2022
Even low usage homes are projected to face energy price increases that are more than £1,000 per year more than October’s domestic energy price cap increase
1 September, 2022
Views sought on what more help could be offered where a client presents with a deficit budget, as well as what MaPS can do to facilitate this support
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