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Can government help low income households to save?

There is no doubt that households need to be supported to save. Around one in ...

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Can fintech innovation help indebted families?

This week sees the launch of a new CfRC report which reviewed technological innovations on ...

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Where next for local welfare schemes?

Since coming to power, the coalition government has presided over a collapse in support for ...

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Why do the poorest pay the most for banking?

Despite several government-funded initiatives in recent years, the scale of credit unions and community development ...

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Abolishing the social fund: when ‘local’ simply means ‘less’

What does the abolition of the social fund mean for local areas? Damon Gibbons finds ...