The Debt
From a video by Share Change
A young Mexican boy comes of age – for better or worse – in his quest to save his beloved pet goat from a debt collector. The film is inspired by Jesus’ Parable of the Unmerciful Servant.
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“You feed them”
An article by Lloyd Cooke, CEO of Saltbox and the
Jesus’s challenge to his disciples. Today, at any one time, Saltbox’s 50 staff and 40+ volunteers are helping almost 500 needy local people with housing, loneliness and debt. Changing the world one life at a time..
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Dismantling the poverty premium
From a report by the Centre for Social Justice (CS
Limited means of consumers on low incomes reduces their economic flexibility, creates costly choices, which then serves to reduce their overall means. This cycle of paying over the odds makes up the poverty premium.
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Money Help Toolkit
From a resource by Compassionate Communities
Compassionate Communities ran a series on “Covid 19: Responding to the Debt Tsunami”. They explored, with the help of experts and parishes, how the church can help and support those struggling with money in wake of Covid-19.
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How to deal with debt - a 3-step guide
A resource from The Money Advice Trust
A new guide which uses behavioural insight techniques and has gone through extensive user-testing to maximise the chances of people using it taking the steps they need to deal with their debts.
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Ways to reduce compulsive spending
From an article by Money and Mental Health
An update on a trial of an online tool which provided people with the ability to close online shops at times of their choosing and limit temptation to spend. Some good recommendations.
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A behavioural bank
Geoff Knott
A new digital-only bank aims to address financial risk by incenting five controllable behaviours - not spending more than we earn, not saving regularly, not having insurance in place, not paying off property and not investing for the long term.
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Behind on the basics
From a report by StepChange
For some people, just keeping up with basic household costs can be a real struggle. In 2017, 140,000 people who received debt advice from StepChange were behind on at least one of their essential household bills.
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Recovery space
From a report by the Money and Mental Health Polic
Policy recommendations to ensure that people receiving medical support for a mental health crisis are protected from financial harm, and given space to recover
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