My pick of last week's news is Council tax collection inquiry. Debt advice Our appeal to Caroline Siarkiewizc, Chief Executive of the Money and Pensions Service We Are Debt Advisers: We are writing to alert you to the hugely damaging impact of the current procurement exercise on debt advice provision and to ask that you now extend the current grant contracts in order to avoid a complete … [Read more...]
Recent Weekly News Round-ups
Every Sunday I publish my selection from the last week's news about debt, debt advice, debt regulation and policy issues.
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Debt news – 21 November 2021
In a very busy week for news, my top picks are the FCA's bold proposed ban on debt packager referral fees to protect consumers and the interesting analysis in Visa hits back at Amazon over claims its fees are too high (unfortunately behind a paywall). And for an article on future ambitions: UK Klarna boss: Our crosshairs are set on the real British banks. Debt advice System Error? The … [Read more...]
Debt news – 14 November 2021
My two picks of last week's news are the Money and Mental health Policy Institute's new short report Lifting the tax burden: Supporting people with mental health problems with council tax and the Rights Net article Government publishes ‘final guidance’ on the Household Support Fund for councils in England. Tweet of the week I'm really sorry, but you can't say that £82000 is too little to … [Read more...]
Debt News – 7 November 2021
My pick of last week's news is Spending on debt repayments jumps amid concerns over rising living costs. Debt news Lots of rumours in the debt advice sector this week about redundancies, mainly in face to face advice, because of the MaPS recommissioning process. If you are a debt adviser and you want to keep in touch, sign up to the We Are Debt Advisers mailing list. If you are on Twitter, … [Read more...]
Debt news – 31 October 2021
What would your pick be this week? Duke’s daughter cites ‘cashflow issues’ to get speeding fine halved to £50 or Food banks see demand soar in wake of ‘nightmare’ universal credit cut ? My choice is the good news story: Ofcom asks phone networks to block foreign scam calls. Tweet of the week 2 debt advice referrals, both in IVAs, both struggling financially, both social housing … [Read more...]
Debt news – 24 October 2021
My pick of last week's news is the BNPL news - Klarna's new Pay now option and the Treasury at lasts consults on regulation. Debt news Debt Advice: Fears over the future of free debt advice BBC: There is growing concern that free, face-to-face advice which helps hundreds of thousands out of debt each year could be cut. Response to MaPS call for evidence on access to debt advice … [Read more...]