Mental health
Barclays lets customers block gambling transactions
Barclays has today become the first UK high street bank to allow you to block payments to certain categories of retailer, such as gambling services and premium rate websites and phone lines, in a bid to help vulnerable customers
11 December 2018
Thousands struggling with debt while in hospital for their mental health
An estimated 23,000 people experience problem debt while in hospital for a mental health crisis each year
20 February 2018
One in seven worry about money 'every day' during the run-up to Christmas
Nearly one in seven Brits worry about money every day in the lead-up to Christmas, according to National Debtline
6 December 2017
Guest Comment: Why we need to talk about debt and money in our relationships
Chris Sherwood, chief executive of Relate, explains what the charity has learned from its recent research
28 November 2017
Plans for six-week 'breathing space' from serious debt problems announced
People struggling with serious debt could be given up to six-week's grace
24 October 2017
Banks must do more to support those with mental health problems, charity warns
Banks should introduce options like voice recognition and web chat facilities to help people with mental health problems
24 January 2017
Stop the charge VICTORY: PM to end 'unfair' GP charges for mental health debt forms
The Government is to review the practice of NHS doctors charging people with mental health problems for debt help forms
9 January 2017
Free tool to stop impulse buys online launched
Shoppers who struggle to resist online sales and then later regret making purchases can download a free tool to help
4 January 2017
Universal credit 'a ticking time bomb', Martin tells Parliament
New all-in-one monthly payments could harm those who lack support to budget effectively, MSE founder warns
8 November 2016
Stop GPs charging people in debt crisis up to £150 for mental health paperwork!
Money and Mental Health wants doctors to stop charging people with mental health problems to fill in debt help forms
11 October 2016
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Apple launches iPhone 11, 11 Pro and 11 Pro Max – how to find the cheapest deals
18 September 2019
Tech giant Apple has unveiled its range of new iPhones - the iPhone 11, the 11 Pro and 11 Pro Max. It's also cut the price of its current models including the iPhone XR and iPhone 8. -
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18 September 2019
Former O2 customers who left the mobile provider as long as six years ago are being sent refunds for incorrect exit fees -
Water firms rapped for billing and service problems
18 September 2019
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Martin: 'PPI's over, but I've THIRTEEN more ways you can reclaim £1,000s'
17 September 2019
I'm no fan of a compensation culture. Instead MSE and I have long, proudly been at the forefront of reclaiming – that's getting YOUR money back when it shouldn't have been taken (or if you weren't paid what you should've been). Compensation is different, it's using the law to get extra money, often as a punishment. -
Smart meter rollout delayed until 2024
17 September 2019
Energy suppliers are to be given an extra four years to offer smart meters to every home in the UK, under a new timetable announced by the Government this week.
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How much the Govt expects you to give your children for university
16 July 2019
Update Note 25 May 2017: The ready reckoners below have been updated with the new 2017/2018 living loan amounts. Also since first writing this blog, and seeing the strength of feeling it attracted, I have written an open letter to the Uni Minister asking him to start telling people about this. Yet sadly received his no we won’t...
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