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Here is an overview of The Money Charity’s latest statistics for October 2017: Personal debt in the UK People in the UK owed £1.554 trillion at the end of August 2017. This is up from £1.5 trillion at the end of July 2016 – an extra £1029.82 per UK adult. Per adult in the UK that’s an average debt…
Read moreLatest figures released by East Dunbartonshire Council suggest problems with the Universal Credit implementation as they indicate that 92% of its tenants receiving the new benefit have fallen behind with their rent payments. The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) rolled out Universal Credit in East Dunbartonshire in December 2015. Since then, as The Kirkintilloch…
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The Money Advice Liaison Group (MALG) has announced its line for its 30th annual Conference. The conference provides money advisers, creditors, and stakeholders with an opportunity to network and debate current and future issues in the spirit of ‘working together to improve the lives of people in debt’. The 2017 conference, sponsored by Cabot Credit…
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New Government figures show that less than half of eligible English councils have begun allocating their share of the £300 million business rates hardship fund launched six months ago. Sixteen English councils have not implemented any of the three business rates relief measures announced by the Chancellor at the Spring Budget. The area worst affected…
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The Money Advice Service (MAS) has announced a number of roundtable dates whereby they are looking to bring together local authorities and debt advice providers to achieve greater collaboration, drive efficiency gains and help more people in problem debt. Many local authorities have strategies in place to support people in financial difficulty, which includes established partnerships…
Read moreLatest research from the Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF) has highlighted how a benefits freeze will affect families- the majority of which are in work. The freeze is the single biggest policy driver behind the expected rise in poverty by the end of the Parliament. JRF is calling for the Government to target its resources better…
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Newcastle City Council has signed up to the Citizen’s Advice Council Tax Protocol to show it will collect debt in a ‘fair and reasonable’ manner and offering support and advice to residents. The council’s cabinet member for resources, Councilor Veronica Dunn, said: ‘We have a duty to collect the tax but where people are in…
Read moreThe DWP has announced that benefit claimants struggling to pay their bills will be able to get cash advances upfront, Work and Pensions Secretary David Gauke has said. The government has recognised concerns that people moving on to Universal Credit had to wait six weeks to be paid. The Minister announced he will introduce refreshed…
Read moreThe CCUA has announced that Shannon Salter, Chair of the Civil Resolution Tribunal of Canada as will be the keynote speaker at this year’s annual conference. This year’s CCUA Conference will be held on Tuesday 17th October at The Birmingham Council House in central Birmingham. THe CCUA said ” We are delighted to welcome Shannon Salter,…
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Here is an overview of The Money Charity’s latest statistics for September 2017: Personal debt in the UK People in the UK owed £1.548 trillion at the end of July 2017. This is up from £1.489 trillion at the end of July 2016 – an extra £1033.06 per UK adult. Per adult in the UK…
Read moreThe Money Advice Service has announced its 2017 over-indebtedness figures for the UK. This year’s report by the Money Advice Service and CACI reveals that 8.3 million (15.9%) people in the UK are living with a debt problem – the figures show a moderate increase from figures released in 2016 (15.4%). The statistics from the…
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A new report from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) says that a five-week wait for Universal Credit has been a major factor in pushing claimants into rent arrears. The report shows that people on the new benefit are falling into rent arrears, with over 2 in 5 saying this was due to problems with…
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New figures released by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) show over half of families on Universal Credit receive help with their housing costs, Citizens Advice says that problems with the new benefit – such as the long wait for payment – mean thousands could be at risk of falling behind on their rent.…
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