3 March, 2021
Budget 2021 announcement designed to help vulnerable consumers meet unexpected costs as an alternative to relying on high-cost credit
26 February, 2021
25 February, 2021 Open access
New report considers implications of Covid-19 crisis for homeowners and how to strengthen support for the almost 800,000 households that are vulnerable to repossession
23 February, 2021
New research commissioned by Fair by Design also shows that the more protected characteristics a person has, the more likely they are to be in poverty
23 February, 2021
Key aim of guidance is to ensure vulnerable consumers are treated fairly and achieve outcomes as good as any other consumer
11 February, 2021 Open access
8 February, 2021
New Gingerbread and StepChange report calls for government to protect low-income families from further debt and poverty by maintaining £20 benefit ‘uplift’ and reforming its childcare offering
4 February, 2021
New statutory instrument enables provision to be made in new Practice Direction 70B
2 February, 2021 Open access
Economic Secretary agrees with key recommendation from FCA-commissioned report on the unsecured credit market
2 February, 2021 Open access
New TUC survey finds that half of workers with income of less than £15,000 experienced fall in income, while three-in-ten reported increased debt
27 January, 2021
People seeking help need advice, not a 'hard sell' by companies working on behalf of 'commercial IVA factories'
15 January, 2021 Open access
Money Advice Trust and other debt charities highlight that, as pandemic enters its most dangerous phase, the current suspension of bailiff enforcement of rental evictions should be extended to include suspension of all bailiff visits for debt enforcement
14 January, 2021 Open access
Union responds to increasing concerns from its HMCTS bailiff members that they fear for their safety in the current lockdown
13 January, 2021
New statutory instrument
12 January, 2021
Views invited on proposal to increase existing monetary limits including the total allowable debts that can be included
4 January, 2021 Open access
Labour Party urges Chancellor to fix Britain's broken safety net and tackle the root causes of income insecurity
17 December, 2020 Open access
Survey of StepChange clients also finds that almost half its clients report material deprivation, such as going without meals or rationing basic utilities
11 December, 2020 Open access
Citizens Advice calls for targeted help for people who’ve built up debts during the pandemic, focusing on helping clear council tax and rent arrears
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