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Money Advisers work with lenders to give long term support to those in financial difficulty.
Tuesday 30th September 2008
National debt advice charity National Debtline (part of Money Advice Trust, see note to editors) announced today that 90% of callers to the helpline have been able to maintain affordable new payment arrangements with their lenders. (For further details please see note to editors.) 83% of callers felt more knowledge, more in control of their finances so less likely to be in a similar situation. More
Business Debtline’s 16th Birthday sees doubling of bankruptcy calls.
Tuesday 16th September 2008
Business Debtline (the only service in the country which provides free business debt advice to small businesses and those who are self-employed) celebrates its 16th anniversary of providing free and independent debt advice to small businesses and sole traders. More
Parliamentary launch for charity's new online resource.
Tuesday 8th July 2008
Economic Secretary to the Treasury, Kitty Ussher MP, today launched in Parliament the Money Advice Trust’s new online information hub, which aims to be the most authoritative source of data relating to debt, credit and money advice in the UK.More
Debt and mental health: what is the evidence?
The Royal College of Psychiatrists, backed by the Finance and Leasing Association and the Money Advice Trust have joined forces to commission a research project which will examine the relationship between debt and mental health problems, with the aim of improving knowledge and practice within the advice, lender and healthcare sectors. More
Money advisers and creditors working together to help people in debt
Wednesday 4th June 2008
On 16th of June, the Money Advice Trust (MAT), the British Bankers’ Association (BBA) and the Finance and Leasing Association (FLA) will re-launch an improved and updated version of the Common Financial Statement (which standardises the way money advisers and creditors communicate with each other about repayment offers). This will help more people in debt to resolve their difficulties more quickly and easily. More.
Charity urges action on repossession
Thursday 14th May 08Today Joanna Elson CEO of the Money Advice Trust (see note to editors) will meet with the Chief Secretary to the Treasury, Yvette Cooper MP, Economic Secretary to the Treasury, Kitty Ussher MP and Housing Minister Caroline Flint MP, to discuss what extra support can be provided to home owners facing financial difficulty. The meeting will include representatives from key debt advice agencies and consumer groups. Joanna Elson has commented “At National Debtline we have seen a 35 % increase in enquiries from callers with mortgage arrears, comparing the month of January from 2006 - 2008. More
Debt, poverty and mental health; national money advice charity promotes new online resource to support people with debt and mental health problems to coincide with Mind Week on debt and mental health.
Monday 12th May 08
Today the Money Advice Trust (see note to editors) launches a new online resource foragencies working with people with debt and mental health problems. The web page provides access to practical guidance documents that MAT has contributed toand/or supported, including the Money Advice Liaison Group (MALG) Mental Health Awareness Guidelines, designed to encourage good practice by creditors, money/debt advisers and health and social care workers in relation to working with people with debt and mental health problems. More
Linking Credit Unions and money advice - new research examines the benefits of partnership working
Following the Government’s renewed commitment to tackling financial exclusion (see note to editors), research funded by the Friends Provident Foundation has been released today examining the effectiveness of credit unions and money advice providers working together (see notes to editors). More
Money Advice Trust calls for more help for fuel poor as fuel debts double.
Advice charities have seen fuel debts rocket in recent years with National Debtline (which is part of the charity Money Advice Trust, see notes to editors), which helped over 100,000 people in 2007, seeing the proportion of its callers with fuel debt problems almost doubling in the past two years. More
1.4 million borrowers likely to face higher mortgages as fixed-rate deals come to an end.
Money Advice Trust and Council of Mortgage Lenders launch joint initiative. 1.4m borrowers are likely to face higher mortgage costs in 2008 when their fixed rate mortgages come to an end. More
Chancellor and Banks Expand help for Small Trading Businesses in Debt
Government support for the Money Advice Trust’s Business Debtline – a free, confidential and independent advice service to small businesses – will more than double over the next three years. More
Equifax Research
Three out of five people in financial difficulty are not seeking advice. More
New Trustees for Money Advice Trust
The Money Advice Trust (MAT) is pleased to announce the appointment of Jenny Watson and Garry Hunter to its board of trustees. More
Changes to the Legal Aid Scheme
The Money Advice Liaison Group has prepared a briefing note on the changes to the Legal Aid Scheme and how these are likely to affect the delivery of money advice services. More
New Years Honour for Martin Hall, Chairman of the Money Advice Trust
The Money Advice Trust is delighted that its Chairman, Martin Hall, has been awarded the MBE in the Queen's New Year's Honours list. Please click on link below for more details. More
The National Debtline Christmas Debt Campaign Launch The Money Advice Trust
The National Debtline which is apart of the Money Advice Trust launched the 'Christmas Debt Campaign' on the 14 November 2007. To read more about this Campaign, please click on the link below. More
The MAT Appoints new Head of Training
The Money Advice Trust (MAT) appoints Julie Smith as its new Head of Training. More
Impact of debt advice
The Money Advice Trust (MAT) welcomes today’s publication of a research report by the Legal Services Research Centre, in which advice clients identify three main ‘debt triggers’. More
Birmingham based charity National Debtline celebrates its 20th anniversary with Economic Secretary Ed Balls MP
National Debtline (NDL) which is part of the Money Advice Trust (see notes to editors) is 20 years old today. NDL (www.nationaldebtline.co.uk) provides a national telephone helpline for people with debt problems in England, Wales and Scotland offering free, confidential and independent advice (Telephone 0808 808 4000). More
Debt advice charity and consumer Minister Ian McCartney launches blueprint to help one in 13 people in serious financial difficulty
The Money Advice Trust (MAT) (see Note to Editors A) launches today its first in-house piece of research, 'Gauging Demand for Free-to-Client Money Advice'. More
National debt advice charity deals with record number of calls
National Debtline which is part of the Money Advice Trust (see notes to editors) has dealt with 100,000 calls on their debt advice helpline during 2006. More
New chief executive for the Money Advice Trust
Joanna Elson, former Executive Director of the British Banker’s Association has been appointed as the new Chief Executive of the Money Advice Trust. More
Debt advice aids financial capability
85 percent of people who received advice from National Debtline feel more confident about managing their money, according to new research. More
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