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Debt
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22 March
Demand, capacity and need for debt advice
Money Advice Trust publishes report that contains updates on developments in advice and new forecasts for advice demand from the first quarter of 2012.
22 March, 2012
New debt management guidance
Office of Fair Trading publishes revised guidance on standards it expects from businesses offering debt management advice or credit repair services to consumers.
22 March, 2012
19 March
Ministry of Justice launches new County Court money claim service
From today all designated money claims in civil cases in England and Wales will be dealt with at one business centre.
19 March, 2012
16 March
Rent arrears and possession proceedings
New regulations issued in Scotland.
16 March, 2012
Government must pull out all the stops to wipe out fuel poverty
Having a warm home should not be a luxury only the well-off can afford, says Citizens Advice in response to the Hills report.
16 March, 2012
15 March
Fuel poverty to rise to 8.5m
Professor John Hills has today published the final report of his independent review of fuel poverty.
15 March, 2012
14 March
Increasing number of tenants seeking debt advice
Consumer Credit Counselling Service annual report shows that renters now make up 55 per cent of its clients, up from 51 per cent in 2009, reports the Guardian.
14 March, 2012
13 March
Giving those facing multiple disadvantage the support and tools they need to turn their lives around
Government publishes new Social Justice strategy that explores 'how we can tackle the root causes of problems to promote real and sustained changes in peoples’ lives'.
13 March, 2012
12 March
Review of payday lending sector
The Office of Fair Trading is undertaking a formal review of compliance by payday lenders with its Irresponsible Lending Guidance.
12 March, 2012
7 March
Government must take action to prevent debt firms ‘abusing needs of vulnerable customers’
Business, Innovation and Skills Committee publishes report into debt management looking specifically at payday loans and commercial debt management companies.
07 March, 2012
6 March
Department for Social Development has no plans to introduce mortgage rescue scheme
Northern Ireland's Housing Minister says a local scheme would be too expensive to run and not help enough people.
06 March, 2012
5 March
Number of tenants evicted by private landlords increases by 17 per cent
Analysis of possession order claims by Sweet & Maxwell shows that 14,895 were launched in county courts in 2011 compared to 12,686 in 2008, reports guardian.co.uk.
05 March, 2012
28 February
Debt Advice in UK, February 2012
Money Advice Trust publishes study by London Economics that examines debt landscape including, level of demand for debt advice services, causes of debt and delivery of debt advice.
28 February, 2012
27 February
Consumer Debt and Money Report
New Consumer Credit Counselling Service quarterly report examines recent developments and future trends in household debt.
27 February, 2012
24 February
Office of Fair Trading launches review into payday lending
Issues that review will focus on include; giving loans without first checking adequately that the borrower can repay them, and inappropriately targeting particular groups of people with clearly unsuitable or unaffordable credit.
24 February, 2012
