3 January, 2023
19 December, 2022
New measures include a single £600 payment for households in Northern Ireland and a £200 payment for households in Great Britain that use alternative fuels
15 December, 2022
New scheme expected to incorporate provision for both a Breathing Space and Statutory Debt Repayment Plan
14 December, 2022
Measures announced in response to 2018 consultation also include giving courts broader range of sanctioning powers, including fines, to punish enforcement agents who behave inappropriately
13 December, 2022
Private Members Bill will remove the need to apply to the courts for liability orders but will retain a right of appeal to safeguard paying parents
9 December, 2022
Proposals to modernise the regulation of consumer lending update consumer protections 'to ensure they work well in a modern and increasingly digital economy’
8 December, 2022
6 December, 2022
1 December, 2022
However, Minister says his 'aspiration and aim' is for payments to be issued in January 2023
29 November, 2022
Coalition warns that such action represents 'disconnection by the back door' and leaves vulnerable people at an even higher risk of the very worst effects of living in a cold damp home this winter
28 November, 2022
Questioning whether people most in need will receive the full relief they are entitled to, Peers invite the House to press the government on the issue
25 November, 2022
New social trends data also highlights that people living in the most deprived areas are more likely to report spending less on food and essentials, and difficulties in meeting rent or mortgage payments
24 November, 2022
Decisions on the future of the new debt solution will instead be based on the outcomes of the Insolvency Service review of personal insolvency framework
24 November, 2022
Pre-Payment Meters (Self-Disconnection) Bill also requires energy companies to provide debt management support to all customers
22 November, 2022
Latest Market Compliance Review includes call for suppliers to improve their processes for identifying and supporting customers in vulnerable circumstances such as those on pre-payment meters who may be self-disconnecting
18 November, 2022
New management data shows that around 800,000 vouchers to the value of more than £55 million remained unredeemed at 1 November 2022
17 November, 2022
However, government also announces that it will provide further cost of living payments across the UK in 2023/2024, and that the alternative fuels payment will double to £200
9 November, 2022
New guidance explains how firms can encourage and support people to disclose a mental health problem and how to then effectively respond to and record the disclosure
7 November, 2022
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