POLICY BRIEFINGSPolicy briefing papers and research insights

Money and Mental Health’s submission to the Department of Health and Social Care’s call for evidence on the 10-Year Plan for Mental Health

Nikki Bond, Senior Research Officer, Money and Mental Health Policy Institute Money and Mental Health’s [...]
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A tale of two crises: the cost of living and mental health

Conor D'Arcy, Head of Research and Policy, Money and Mental Health Policy Institute A tale [...]
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Money and Mental Health’s submission to the FCA’s consultation on a new Consumer Duty CP21/36

Conor D'Arcy, Head of Research and Policy, Money and Mental Health Money and Mental Health’s [...]
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Raising the stakes: Overcoming barriers to tackling gambling-related harm

克里斯·李斯,研究人员,金钱和心理健康提高赌注:克服解决问题的障碍[…]
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Submission to HM Treasury’s consultation on the regulation of buy now, pay later

Conor D'Arcy, Head of Research and Policy, Money and Mental Health Submission to HM Treasury’s [...]
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Recommissioning debt advice services: meeting the needs of people with mental health problems

Nikki Bond, Senior Research Officer, Money and Mental Health Recommissioning debt advice services: meeting the [...]
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Lifting the tax burden: Supporting people with mental health problems with council tax

Georgia Preece, Research Assistant, Money and Mental Health Lifting the tax burden: Supporting people with [...]
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Submission to the Department for Work & Pensions Health and Disability Green Paper consultation: Shaping Future Support

Nikki Bond, Senior Research Officer, Money and Mental Health Submission to the Department for Work [...]
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Submission to the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy consultation on Reforming Competition and Consumer Policy

Chris Lees, Research Officer, Money and Mental Health Submission to the Department for Business, Energy [...]
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Submission to the Joint pre-legislative scrutiny Committee on the Draft Online Safety Bill

Conor D'Arcy, Head of Research and Policy, Money and Mental Health Submission to the Joint [...]
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Submission to HM Treasury’s consultation on Access to Cash

Chris Lees, Research Officer, Money and Mental Health Submission to HM Treasury’s consultation on Access [...]
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DCMS sub-committee inquiry on online safety and online harms

Conor D'Arcy, Head of Research and Policy, Money and Mental Health Response to the DCMS [...]
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Submission to the Lending Standards Board’s Access to Banking Standard Review Consultation

Chris Lees, Research Officer, Money and Mental Health Submission to the Lending Standards Board’s Access [...]
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Submission to the FCA consultation on a new Consumer Duty

Conor D'Arcy, Head of Research and Policy, and Merlyn Holkar, Senior Research Officer Submission to [...]
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Response to the FCA/TPR call for input on pensions consumer journey

Conor D'Arcy, Head of Research and Policy, Money and Mental Health Response to the Financial [...]
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Safety first: Why the Online Safety Bill should tackle scam adverts

Chris Lees, Research Officer and Conor D'Arcy, Head of Research and Policy, Money and Mental [...]
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Response to Ofwat’s consultation on guidelines for water companies in supporting residential customers pay their bill, access help and repay debts

Merlyn Holkar, Senior Research Officer, Money and Mental Health Response to Ofwat’s consultation on guidelines [...]
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Submission to the Department of Health and Social Care consultation: Reforming the Mental Health Act

Nikki Bond, Senior Research Officer, Money and Mental Health Submission to the Department of Health [...]
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Submission to the Review of the Gambling Act 2005

Chris Lees, Research Officer, Money and Mental Health Submission to the Department for Digital, Culture, [...]
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Submission to HM Treasury: consultation response on the Financial Services Future Regulatory Framework Review

Merlyn Holkar, Research Officer, Money and Mental Health Submission to HM Treasury: consultation response on [...]
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Submission to the Gambling Commission: Consultation response and Call for Evidence on Remote Customer Interaction

Chris Lees, Research Officer, Money and Mental Health Submission to the Gambling Commission: Consultation response [...]
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Submission to the Competition and Markets Authority: response to their annual plan for 2021/22

Conor D'Arcy, Head of Research and Policy, Money and Mental Health Submission to the Competition [...]
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Submission to the ASA: Consulting on stricter rules for gambling

Chris Lees, Research Officer, Money and Mental Health Submission to the ASA: Consultation response on [...]
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Submission to the Department for Work & Pensions call for evidence and good practice on in-work progression

Nikki Bond, Senior Research Officer, Money and Mental Health Submission to the Department for Work [...]
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Response to the FCA’s call for input on the review into change and innovation in the unsecured credit market

Merlyn Holkar, Senior Research Officer, Money and Mental Health Response to the FCA’s call for [...]
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Money and Mental Health submission to HM Treasury’s call for evidence: Access to Cash

Chris Lees, Research Officer, Money and Mental Health Submission to HM Treasury’s call for evidence: [...]
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FCA consultation on guidance for firms on the fair treatment of vulnerable customers

FCA consultation on guidance for firms on the fair treatment of vulnerable customers Katie Alpin, [...]
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FCA consultation on open finance

Merlyn Holkar, Senior Research Officer, Money and Mental Health FCA consultation on open finance 1 […]

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Cabinet Office call for evidence: Fairness in government debt management

Nikki Bond, Senior Research Officer, Money and Mental Health Cabinet Office call for evidence: Fairness […]

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Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee’s inquiry on coronavirus and the impact on people with protected characteristics

Conor D’Arcy, Head of Research and Policy, Money and Mental Health Business, Energy, and Industrial [...]
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Work and Pensions Committee’s inquiry on Universal Credit: the wait for a first payment

Nikki Bond, Senior Research Officer, Money and Mental Health Work and Pensions Committee’s inquiry on [...]
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FCA guidance on temporary financial relief for customers impacted by coronavirus

Merlyn Holkar, Senior Research Officer, Money and Mental Health FCA guidance on temporary financial relief [...]
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Money and mental health at a time of crisis

Conor D'Arcy, Head of Research and Policy, Money and Mental Health Money and mental health [...]
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Failing to connect: mental health problems and telecoms

Merlyn Holkar, Senior Research Officer, Money and Mental Health Failing to connect: mental health problems […]

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Advancing our health: prevention in the 2020s

Merlyn Holkar, Senior Research Officer, Money and Mental Health Cabinet Office and Department of Health […]

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Draft Guidance for firms on the fair treatment of vulnerable customers

Katie Alpin, Head of Research and Policy, and Merlyn Holkar, Senior Research Officer, Money and […]

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Improving outcomes for consumers who self-disconnect and self-ration

Merlyn Holkar, Senior Research Officer, Money and Mental Health 20 September 2019 Ofgem Consultation: Proposals […]

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Health is everyone’s business: Proposals to reduce ill health-related job loss

Katie Alpin, Head of Research and Policy, Money and Mental Health Health is everyone’s business: […]

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Signposting to travel insurance for consumers with medical conditions

Merlyn Holkar, Senior Research Officer and Katie Alpin, Head of Research and Policy, Money and […]

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Ofgem’s Draft Consumer Vulnerability Strategy 2025

Katie Alpin, Head of Research and Policy, and Merlyn Holkar, Senior Research Officer, Money and […]

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Smart Data consultation

Katie Alpin, Head of Research and Policy, Money and Mental Health Our response to the […]

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Money and Pensions Service listening document

Tasneem Clark, Research Officer, Money and Mental Health Response to Money and Pensions Service listening […]

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Gambling on credit cards

Nikki Bond, Research Officer, Money and Mental Health Gambling on credit cards 16 May 2019 […]

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Minimum standards for mental health

Katie Evans, Head of Research and Policy, Money and Mental Health Minimum standards for mental […]

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Debt and mental health

Merlyn Holkar, Senior Research Officer, Money and Mental Health Debt and mental health: A statistical […]

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Breathing Space

Katie Evans, Head of Research and Policy, and Merlyn Holkar, Research Officer, Money and Mental [...]
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Financial transactions data

Katie Evans, Head of Research and Policy, Money and Mental Health Financial transactions data, AI […]

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Access to cash

Merlyn Holkar, Research Officer, Money and Mental Health Cashed out: Attitudes among people with mental […]

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Treasury Select Committee inquiry on access to financial services

Merlyn Holkar, Research Officer, Money and Mental Health Money and Mental Health response to the […]

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Returns policies

Katie Evans, Head of Research and Policy, Merlyn Holkar, Research Officer, Money and Mental Health […]

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FCA discussion paper on a Duty of Care

Katie Evans, Head of Research & Policy, Money and Mental Health The Financial Conduct Authority […]

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The APPG on Mental Health inquiry into the Five Year Forward View

Katie Evans, Head of Research and Policy, Money and Mental Health APPG inquiry into the Five […]

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The Centre for Data Ethics and Innovation

Katie Evans, Head of Research and Policy, Money and Mental Health Department for Culture, Media and […]

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High cost credit: FCA consultation on overdrafts

Katie Evans, Head of Research and Policy, and Nikki Bond, Research Assistant, Money and Mental […]

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Travel insurance

Merlyn Holkar, Research Officer, Money and Mental Health Travel insurance and mental health: a turbulent […]

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Social Security Advisory Committee’s Universal Credit

Helen Undy, Director, Money and Mental Health The Social Security Advisory Committee’s Universal Credit managed […]

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FCA consultation on high cost credit

Katie Evans, Head of Research & Policy, Money and Mental Health The Financial Conduct Authority […]

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Working-age money-management commissioning plan

Katie Evans, Head of Research & Policy, Money and Mental Health Money and Mental Health’s […]

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Consumer Markets Green Paper

Katie Evans, Head of Research & Policy, Money and Mental Health Money and Mental Health’s […]

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Personal health and integrated health budgets

Nikki Bond, Research Assistant, Money and Mental Health Department of Health & Social Care consultation […]

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Energy UK’s Commission for Customers in Vulnerable Circumstances

Katie Evans, Head of Research & Policy, Money and Mental Health Energy UK’s Commission for […]

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Fear and foul play – Bailiff reform

Rachel Braverman, Research Officer, Money and Mental Health Fear and foul play – The case for […]

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The APPG on poverty inquiry into the poverty premium

Katie Evans, Head of Research and Policy, Money and Mental Health Poverty premium inquiry 30 […]

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The Labour review of NHS treatment of gambling addiction

Katie Evans, Head of Research and Policy, Money and Mental Health The Labour review of NHS […]

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The Standards of Lending Practice

Katie Evans, Head of Research and Policy, Money and Mental Health The Standards of Lending […]

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The FCA consumer approach

Katie Evans, Head of Research and Policy, Money and Mental Health The FCA consumer approach […]

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Gaming machines and social responsibility measures

Katie Evans, Head of Research and Policy, Money and Mental Health Changes to Gaming Machines […]

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Breathing space consultation

Katie Evans, Head of Research and Policy, Helen Undy, Head of External Affairs, Money and […]

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Gambling

Nic Murray, Research Officer, Money and Mental Health Know the odds: the links between mental [...]
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Regulators

Merlyn Holkar, Research Officer, Money and Mental Health The role of regulators to support people […]

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Travel insurance

Merlyn Holkar, Research Officer, Money and Mental Health Travel insurance – Financial Conduct Authority’s call […]

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Point of sale credit

Katie Evans, Head of Research and Policy, Money and Mental Health Buy now, pay later: […]

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Subscription retail: an expensive trap

Polly Mackenzie, Director & Katie Evans, Head of Policy and Research, Money and Mental Health […]

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How fintech can help people with mental health problems

Rose Acton, Policy and Research Officer How fintech can help people with mental health problems […]

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Running out of energy

Polly Mackenzie, Director, Money and Mental Health Running out of energy 27 February 2017 Research […]

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High-Cost Credit

Katie Evans, Head of Policy and Research, Money and Mental Health High-cost credit – the Financial […]

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Financial Conduct Authority Mission

Rose Acton, Policy and Research Officer, Katie Evans, Head of Policy and Research, Polly Mackenzie, Director, Money and […]

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Responsible retail

Katie Evans, Head of research and Policy, Money and Mental Health Responsible retail 4 January […]

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Gaming machines and social responsibility

Polly Mackenzie, Director, Money and Mental Health Gaming machines and social responsibility 4 December 2016 […]

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Building financial wellbeing

Polly Mackenzie, Author Building financial wellbeing 17 November 2016 Under Universal Credit, the default […]

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Busting the banks open

Katie Evans, Author Busting the banks open 8 November 2016 The Open Banking Standard […]

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Night-time shopping

Polly Mackenzie, Author, Katie Evans, Author Night-time shopping 27 October 2016 This report shines […]

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Stop the charge

Polly Mackenzie, Author, Katie Evans, Author Stop the charge 11th October 2016 People with […]

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Financial exclusion select committee

Katie Evans, Author Financial exclusion select committee 14 September 2016 Up to 40% of […]

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Health select committee

Polly Mackenzie, Author Health select committee 8 September 2016 We submitted a consulation response […]

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Help to save

Merlyn Holkar, Author, Nic Murray, Author, Help to save 21 July 2016 We submitted […]

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