We provide a single, central, independent register of vulnerable people, helping companies to identify vulnerability and consumers to protect themselves.
PLEASE NOTE: If you have booked a place on our FCA #ConsumerDuty Online #Vulnerability Training and not yet received any information from us, please email [email protected] as we have had a few technical issues https://t.co/VtpFJMaAX2
Here's @UKLabour's @Ed_Miliband raising an urgent question in the Commons about the 'national scandal' of prepayment meters and calling for a ban on forced installations until at least the end of this winter.
🔴 BREAKING: Ofgem's chief executive Jonathan Brearley has ordered a review of the 'checks and balances' #energy companies are using before forcing struggling customers on to prepayment meters.
Have you been a loan shark victim or know someone who is? More than 300,000 people are paying extortionate interest rates to illegal money lenders. Now @LoanSharkNews has teemed up with @vregservice and its Helen Lord explains how that will help. @Moneybox midday @BBCRadio4
Listen to Helen Lord, CEO of @vregservice, discuss our new partnership with the Vulnerability Registration Service on @Moneybox.
The partnership will protect vulnerable consumers who have fallen victim to loan sharks from further financial harm.
https://t.co/BomaCNJYBU
This is something we've highlighted on a number occasions over the course of the #pandemic, including in this blog post, 'Humanising #DebtCollection: How to Support Customers in Difficult Circumstances' 👉https://t.co/UGVdMvtLHB @vregservice https://t.co/zNuMnxYhuY
"17.7 million Brits consider themselves vulnerable, equal to 34% of the UK population"
Find out more about the Vulnerability Registration Service's latest findings in the Financial Reporter
https://t.co/4uy7IimdL8
Join us at our next virtual event on Wednesday 6th October to discuss Data Protection: Sharing Vulnerability Data
Register your place via Eventbrite using code VRSOCT21 https://t.co/Yx8pSNf6Ry
The Vulnerability Profile - Who are our Vulnerable Customers?
We'll be looking at geographical hotspots, age breakdown, and the trends and circumstances that are indicators of vulnerability.
Register your place via Eventbrite using the password VRSJULY21
https://t.co/38ldHJMoFs
We are very happy to see director, Helen Lord featured in @UtilityWeek
The utility sector is a step ahead in identifying and supporting the vulnerable, but it still has some vital steps to take to ensure people feel safe to disclose their vulnerability.
https://t.co/xmVXNEue7I
If you missed our webinar on Data Protection and Supporting the Vulnerable, you can catch up by watching the full recording on our YouTube channel.
https://t.co/PUL8JqCwFi
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