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Submitted today - GMMAG and GMDPP respond to Ofgem’s two consultations on energy debt.

With grateful thanks to all the contributors for their time, expertise and knowledge.

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Huge thanks to Andy Shaw and Antonio Pupino, Cecilia Torsney and Tim Nelson for an excellent debate at the MAG today 🫶

And to everyone who attended, organised and contributed ❤️

Claim your 3 CPDs and see you next time ✊

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Why don’t energy companies want to communicate with debt advisers who are trying to help their customers?

Are debt advisers being pushed into support worker roles due to reducing provision of social care?

Are debt advisers agents of the state?

All this reckoning from 10am

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We're bringing good growth to your area.

New homes, jobs, sports facilities, green spaces, and even better transport for your community.

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Tomorrow’s GMMAG is a social policy fest, including a Debt Reckoning podcast recording, with an expert panel leading the debate, followed by an IMA social policy session and an April benefit update with insight into new Crisis & Resilience fund

Do not miss it - check your inbox!

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Debt Advice - Beyond Volumes. @DebtWe calls for improvements to salary and working conditions ✊

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Chatted to Laurie Taylor and Sarah Kerr on @BBCRadio4 #ThinkingAllowed yesterday about the personal life of debt and its connection to wider structures of inequality.

Listen here: https://t.co/XGT3tpeRVN @wealtherty

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This is also on the agenda for December’s MAG.
The Act will affect debt advice for renters - luckily we have an expert from Shelter to talk us through it 👍

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The Renters Rights Act has finally passed. The Act makes changes to the way evictions, rent increases and tenancy agreements work. Some of its changes are welcome, but its effect in practice remains to be seen - and fought in the courts.
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This is on the agenda for December’s MAG. We are hoping Ofgem will come along to talk about their debt relief plans.

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‘We’ve been waiting a long time for some serious action to intervene on the astonishing level of household energy debt that’s built up.’ Our Chief Executive Adam Scorer speaks to @BBCr4today about Ofgem’s announcement of a ‘help to repay’ debt relief scheme.

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@NEA_UKCharity @BBCr4today And have you seen the debt repayment from ppm statistics on Ofgem’s portal?

People face deductions for 100s of weeks - years and years of debt

On top of increased costs. No wonder energy debt is soaring.

[National Energy Action @NEA_UKCharity]

‘We’ve been waiting a long time for some serious action to intervene on the astonishing level of household energy debt that’s built up.’ Our Chief Executive Adam Scorer speaks to @BBCr4today about Ofgem’s announcement of a ‘help to repay’ debt relief scheme.

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A date for your calendar 📆

11th December 2025

Next GMMAG

Online

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Have you got your ticket for tomorrow?

@RyanDavey284 talks about The Personal Life of Debt, his new book. Have you read it? It’s free to read here https://t.co/L0jGaMLypZ

Also, United Utilities and water debt, Universal Credit deductions and more.

Debt advice. It’s awesome.

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Meanwhile, over in debt advice world.

Personal Insolvency Framework Update just out finds:

- most individuals in insolvency have few assets and are not guilty of misconduct
- strong support for debt advice to act as gateway to all insolvency types, not just DROs

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This is interesting!

Neighbourhood health services to offer #debtadvice? This makes so much sense & is offered in some areas via social prescribing.

Time to put non-profit debt (& welfare) advice on a statutory footing & make available to all.

https://t.co/QtnSa8cbRj

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‘This guidance will also clarify the government’s expectations on councils to perform appropriate welfare checks and refer taxpayers to debt advice early in the process.’

Consultation - council tax - https://t.co/DfBBMmJtGq https://t.co/c0RPqYesju

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‘The findings suggest that 13 million people - a quarter of the UK adult population - have low financial resilience. That means they have debts that are hard to manage, low savings, and have missed a series of bill payments’

#DebtAdvice https://t.co/vEeuFgUOuC

[Ryan Davey @RyanDavey284]

First print copies of my book arrived! Earlier than expected so I half thought I had bought some books in a frenzy and forgotten. 😝

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Debt advisers - make your voice heard in the @DebtWe survey 👇

What are the issues? Pay? Targets? Capacity? WADA is listening

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Calling debt advisers! Meeting on 27/3 - sign up, help us shape the @debtwe agenda