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4 May, 2021

Insolvency Service launches updated guidance for money advisers in relation to the Breathing Space Scheme

New scheme, which launches today, will help around 700,000 people in its first year, according to government estimates

30 April, 2021

Bill that introduces powers relating to Statutory Debt Repayment Plans receives Royal Assent

Amendments to regulation-making provisions by the Financial Services Act 2021 include powers to protect debtors from paying more than their plan permits, and for the inclusion of government debts in the plan

29 April, 2021

Insolvency Service issues new individual voluntary arrangement protocol

Voluntary agreement provides an agreed standard framework to facilitate the efficient processing and administration of consumer IVAs

27 April, 2021

Fees in connection with appeals under the Breathing Space debt respite scheme

New statutory instrument

12 April, 2021 Open access

StepChange calls on government to put measures in place to support those experiencing ‘financial long Covid’

As temporary support schemes are withdrawn, debt charity highlights that millions are still struggling and that the 'long tail of debt problems shows little sign of abating'

1 April, 2021 Open access

Temporary Insolvency Practice Direction issued to extend period over which court processes are adapted to assist court users during the continuing Covid-19 pandemic

New Direction applies to all insolvency proceedings throughout the Business and Property Courts from 1 April 2021 to 30 June 2021

29 March, 2021 Open access

Debt ‘roadmap’ urgently needed for the 1 in 3 adults financially worse off as a direct result of Covid-19

Money Advice Trust calls for action as polling also finds that more than 6 million people have had to use credit to pay for essential costs such as groceries, utility bills, and council tax

19 March, 2021

Money and Pensions Service to launch ‘holistic new consumer brand’ later in 2021

'MoneyHelper' will replace legacy brands of the Money Advice Service, The Pensions Advisory Service and Pension Wise.

18 March, 2021 Open access

Making permanent some of the temporary bankruptcy changes introduced by the emergency Coronavirus (Scotland) (No. 2) Act 2020

New regulations issued in Scotland

11 March, 2021

Insolvency Service launches call for evidence to help inform first review of Insolvency (England and Wales) Rules 2016

Consultation remains open until 30 June 2021 and response will be published to comply with five-yearly requirement to review the Rules

8 March, 2021

Amendments to student loan repayment arrangements in Northern Ireland to enable electronic communication of information notices to borrowers

New statutory rule

3 March, 2021

Government confirms funding for delivery of a ‘no-interest loans scheme’ pilot

Budget 2021 announcement designed to help vulnerable consumers meet unexpected costs as an alternative to relying on high-cost credit

26 February, 2021

Amendments to UK-wide student loan repayment arrangements consequent upon introduction of increased earnings threshold for Scottish student loans

New statutory instrument

25 February, 2021 Open access

Government should refine existing mortgage safety net and offer time-limited grants to people left vulnerable to repossession through loss of income or employment

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

People with protected characteristics are more likely to be paying a ‘poverty premium’

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

Financial Conduct Authority issues finalised guidance for firms on the fair treatment of vulnerable customers

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

Financial Conduct Authority finds Covid-19 pandemic has left more than a quarter of UK adults with low financial resilience

Latest survey of consumers shows number of people with erratic earnings, over-indebtedness or low savings has increased by 3.5m over course of 2020

8 February, 2021

Majority of UK’s 2 million single parents are being forced into debt to meet basic living and childcare costs

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

Civil Procedure Rules amended in relation to the ‘breathing space’ scheme being introduced from May 2021

New statutory instrument enables provision to be made in new Practice Direction 70B

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