Some striking stats in this blog from my colleague Ella. Single parents make up a quarter of CitizensAdvice debt clients but over a third of those we help with short-term credit products like catalogues and BNPL. Meanwhile, council tax arrears up 20% on 2022 and energy up 47%.

Today marks the 60th anniversary of Malcolm X's visit to Smethwick. The West Midlands town had experienced the most racist election campaign in British history. Just four months prior, a Tory MP had won on the slogan, 'If you want a n*gger for your neighbour, vote Labour.' 🧵

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The number of people we help with debt issues reached record levels in January this year. With debt becoming so varied and lenders having different priorities and collection practices, managing and giving advice on debt is much more complex ⤵️

Michael Sheen writes off £1m of debt for 900 people bbc.in/4itrXMt

If you want the best price for mobile or broadband you have to ring up and haggle - but not everyone is as confident or able to do this. It's time for a rethink about how this works. Our report today hopes to get this conversation started - get involved! citizensadvice.org.uk/policy/publica…

My new go-to snack for the train. Filling, nutritious, AND stops people wanting to sit next to me.

New report out today from my colleague India Walden highlighting the trends Citizens Advice is seeing in debt advice.

Good to hear that there are plans to consult on council tax debt collection. Council Tax is one of the most common debts we help people with, and the current debt collection practices leave people exposed to huge harm - from spiralling debts, to heavy-handed recovery practices

Positive to see some steps forward on bringing Buy Now Pay Later products into regulation in the news this morning ⬇️

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Looks like Masterchef, tastes like Little Chef #allinclusive

New paper from Citizens Advice on how to deliver tangible growth - which puts money in people’s pockets - in consumer markets. TLDR: Consumer confidence is key & slashing hard won consumer protections without adequate safeguards isn’t the answer. citizensadvice.org.uk/policy/publica…