2k+ policy makers/shapers signed up to our online cost of living briefing tomorrow. Are we pulling the wrong levers to tackle the crisis with Jonathan Portes + Julian Jessop - still time to sign up eventbrite.co.uk/e/citizens-adv…

📢 New Report Today CitizensAdvice has launched a new report which lays bare how the cost of living crisis could quickly become a household debt disaster. Some of our key findings ⬇️ tinyurl.com/2cbs9p3k

I've picked up the debt brief @citizensadvice for a few months. My early thoughts are that key aspects of this sector seems to be designed to keep people in debt rather than help them get back on their feet. Which benefits precisely nobody. Here's 5 things which stand out:

At CitizensAdvice we understand better than most how hard the cost-of-living crisis is hitting families across the country Net zero policies are key to improving people’s lives. A thread highlighting what’s at stake for consumers if they are delayed 🧵 wearecitizensadvice.org.uk/why-delaying-a…

Great article here by Claer Barrett on growing household debt timebomb ft.com/content/ef45c0…

WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT SOCIAL TARIFFS 🧵 Let's start with a simple equation but a devastating situation: essential bills > income. We CitizensAdvice are seeing more and more people who find it impossible, month after month, to make their household budget balance. 1/

Nice piece from Polly Toynbee on the difference that social tariffs could make to helping ppl meet essential costs theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

We have a new report out today, Balancing Act, which explores the implications of moving policy levies from electricity to gas bills. TLDR: it would make heat pumps cheaper to run than gas boilers, but has difficult distributional implications. 🧵citizensadvice.org.uk/about-us/our-w…

Great to see Financial Times cover our warning that UK mobile and broadband bills are set to rise by an inflation-busting 9% next year. We're calling on Ofcom to ban mid-contract price rises and to ensure those out-of-contract are protected against unfair rises. ft.com/content/0ad85f…