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Submitted today - GMMAG and GMDPP respond to Ofgem’s two consultations on energy debt.
With grateful thanks to all the contributors for their time, expertise and knowledge.
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Debt Advice - Beyond Volumes. @DebtWe calls for improvements to salary and working conditions ✊
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Chatted to Laurie Taylor and Sarah Kerr on @BBCRadio4 #ThinkingAllowed yesterday about the personal life of debt and its connection to wider structures of inequality.
Listen here: bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002sfv… @wealtherty
This is also on the agenda for December’s MAG.
The Act will affect debt advice for renters - luckily we have an expert from Shelter to talk us through it 👍
The Renters Rights Act has finally passed. The Act makes changes to the way evictions, rent increases and tenancy agreements work. Some of its changes are welcome, but its effect in practice remains to be seen - and fought in the courts.
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This is on the agenda for December’s MAG. We are hoping Ofgem will come along to talk about their debt relief plans.
‘We’ve been waiting a long time for some serious action to intervene on the astonishing level of household energy debt that’s built up.’ Our Chief Executive Adam Scorer speaks to @BBCr4today about Ofgem’s announcement of a ‘help to repay’ debt relief scheme.
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And have you seen the debt repayment from ppm statistics on Ofgem’s portal?
People face deductions for 100s of weeks - years and years of debt
On top of increased costs. No wonder energy debt is soaring.
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‘We’ve been waiting a long time for some serious action to intervene on the astonishing level of household energy debt that’s built up.’ Our Chief Executive Adam Scorer speaks to @BBCr4today about Ofgem’s announcement of a ‘help to repay’ debt relief scheme.
Have you got your ticket for tomorrow?
@RyanDavey284 talks about The Personal Life of Debt, his new book. Have you read it? It’s free to read here uplopen.com/books/m/10.56687…
Also, United Utilities and water debt, Universal Credit deductions and more.
Debt advice. It’s awesome.
ALT A screengrab of Ryan Davey’s book, The Personal Life of Debt, coercion, subjectivity and inequality in Britain, published by Bristol University Press. You can buy it too!
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Meanwhile, over in debt advice world.
Personal Insolvency Framework Update just out finds:
- most individuals in insolvency have few assets and are not guilty of misconduct
- strong support for debt advice to act as gateway to all insolvency types, not just DROs
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This is interesting!
Neighbourhood health services to offer #debtadvice? This makes so much sense & is offered in some areas via social prescribing.
Time to put non-profit debt (& welfare) advice on a statutory footing & make available to all.
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ALT Screengrab of paragraph from Sky News article “They will also offer services like debt advice, employment support, stop smoking help or weight management.”
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‘This guidance will also clarify the government’s expectations on councils to perform appropriate welfare checks and refer taxpayers to debt advice early in the process.’
Consultation - council tax - GOV.UK gov.uk/government/consultati…
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‘The findings suggest that 13 million people - a quarter of the UK adult population - have low financial resilience. That means they have debts that are hard to manage, low savings, and have missed a series of bill payments’
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First print copies of my book arrived! Earlier than expected so I half thought I had bought some books in a frenzy and forgotten. 😝
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Debt advisers - make your voice heard in the @DebtWe survey 👇
What are the issues? Pay? Targets? Capacity? WADA is listening
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Calling debt advisers! Meeting on 27/3 - sign up, help us shape the @debtwe agenda
