Topic: Cost of living

Cost of living
Fair4All Finance and ClearScore partner on new debt consolidation technology to boost access to affordable credit by £0.5bn and help an additional 160,000 by 2028...

Latest data from our segmentation research shows women who have been rejected for a credit or loan application are significantly more likely than men to assume that “no means never”...

£30m of funding available to lenders, support services and technology providers who can deliver at scale to broaden the impact of two key pilots via the Subsidy Control Regime...

Work on our Community Finance Resilience Fund is progressing well, and we wanted to let you know what to expect next, how you can keep in touch and what you...

While users of illegal money lenders generally borrowed hundreds rather than thousands of pounds at a time, the total amount of debt per borrower was significant at around £3,000 on...

According to our Segmentation research there are at least 17.5m people in the UK living in the spectrum of financial vulnerability, from ‘unsteady starters’ who have flexible incomes and who...

Our research has revealed there are 17.5 million people in financially vulnerable circumstances in the UK, and further analysis suggests that there could be 8.6 million people with already low...

In March’s Research Roundup we take a look at research from Britain Thinks and the Finance and Leasing Association (FLA), Joseph Rowntree Foundation, Trussell Trust, Bain & Company, Citizens Advice,...

Financial inclusion will remain a cause of an expanded Dormant Assets Scheme, with £45m allocated from the existing scheme to help people with the cost of living...

We know there’s a lot of other research taking place out there and it can sometimes feel a little overwhelming to stay on top of it. Our new look research...

Research finds the unprecedented support from banks and the regulator significantly helped customers during Covid-19, with no detrimental impact on bottom lines. Our new report highlights the positive impact of...

Our new report highlights the positive impact of the customer support that banks provided during the pandemic and calls for some measures to be re-introduced or modified to help the...