Motability and Blue Badges: the facts, if they are important to you.

An article and some “lived” experience.

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From April 2025, the Pension Credit Guarantee Element will increase by 4.1%, - the new minimum income guarantee is £227.10/week if single or £346.60/week for a couple

I’ve seen a case today where the person is 20p over the limit but will be a few pounds under from April…

The welfare reform green paper condensed down into key points, implications and a very little bit of opinion. 👇

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@redandy54.bsky.social Michael Sheen explaining this idea on Debt Reckoning!!

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In which we critique late stage capitalism and ponder the “out-of-touchness” of powerful people who make policy. Also the uncanny symmetry in the levels of energy company profits and energy debts.

If only the policy-makers talked to debt advisers about debt…👇

The Greater Manchester Money Advice Group & Disabled People’s Panel respond to Ofgem on the energy debt landscape and plans for debt relief.

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Personal insolvencies 25% higher in Nov than this time last year.

My guess is they will continue to rise because everything is expensive and incomes fall short.

The IVA market continues to thrive on the back of this. So not everyone skint then hey!

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It’s time for the energy companies to start contributing to the provision of debt advice. And I’m not talking about ‘deals’ with a select few companies, I’m talking about a major contribution to the community debt advice funding pot.

£30million from MaPS isn’t enough.

The recent DRO Unit update on Tobacco & Alcohol spending in a DRO, had debt advisers scratching their heads in confusion. Today it was clarified. It seems this expenditure can be included if client's total costs are within the SFS spending guidelines
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Campaign for Disability Justice is a new national campaign run by a local charity Inclusion Barnet. We are calling on Govt. to improve #OpportunitySecurityRespect for Disabled people, whether in work or not. Sign up to support us and keep updated on the latest developments.

All money advisers, all debt advisers, all debt supervisors, all debt quality reviewers, all debt admin, etc etc. This is about your job. If you are fed up with overload or telling clients they have to wait for #properdebtadvice then please, click on the link, read & send the letter
#raise-the-levy

“It’s stressful being on universal credit. It’s stressful being a lone parent. And it’s stressful being in the world right now and to have the DWP and a Labour government saying this kind of stuff. Politicians don’t know what it’s like to be poor”

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Calling debt advisers!

We Are Debt Advisers are joining Responsible Credit to ask the FCA to increase the levy & fund more debt advice in our communities.

We need your help 👇

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The FCA must raise the levy and provide more debt advice capability. Its desperately needed to prevent debt clients waiting weeks to be seen or taking up unsuitable IVAs, due to lack of #properdebtadvice #raise-the-levy

FCA #raise-the-levy

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Over on the other place you’ve got Michael Caine hoping to overthrow the UK government with a petition that 2.5 million people have signed.

Has the world always been this mad or is it going through some sort of undignified mid-life crisis?

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In Which I Groan…about Prefix Poverty
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Don't forget to sign up to take part in the #NationsBiggestHousewarming this #FuelPovertyAwareness Day!

All funds raised will help to support people experiencing fuel poverty across the UK 💛

Find out more and sign up: tinyurl.com/yck6f5hn