We want the government and regulators to make sure open banking and other financial data sharing works for people with mental health problems - ensuring people have clear information, meaningful control and strong safeguards. Read our new report 👇 🔗 www.moneyandmentalhealth.org/publications...

Open to everyone? - Money and Mental Health Policy Institute

Reflecting on open banking - and ensuring the next phase of financial data sharing works for people with mental health problems.

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As payments and data sharing evolve, people with mental health problems should be provided with the tools to stay in control. Our new blog explores why this matters 👇 🔗 www.moneyandmentalhealth.org/staying-in-c...

Staying in control of payments and data – and why it’s so important to people with mental health problems - Money and Mental Health Policy Institute

Why control over payments and data sharing matters for people with mental health problems as new technologies transform how we manage money.

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📢 Our new report finds that 2 in 5 UK adults who are unemployed or economically inactive have a common mental health condition. Many people in this group want to work and can with the right support. But too often, employment support and workplaces aren’t meeting their needs.

We were very pleased to see the new Minister for Mental Health @allymcgovern.bsky.social for mentioning in Parliament our Suicide Prevention Action Lab on World Suicide Prevention Day last week. 🔗 www.moneyandmentalhealth.org/suicide-prev...

Today we are launching the Suicide Prevention Action Lab – a ground-breaking programme to help banks transform support for customers at risk of suicide. 🎬 Watch our Head of Innovation Nikki Bond explain more, or find out more on our website 👇 🔗 www.moneyandmentalhealth.org/press-releas...

Councils in England and Wales referred 1.7 million council tax debts to bailiffs in 2025/26. And over 150 councils increased their use of bailiffs for council tax compared to the previous year. New data from our friends at @moneyadvicetrust.bsky.social 👇 🔗 moneyadvicetrust.org/stop-the-knock

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The government has announced plans to strengthen bailiff regulation. New powers for the ECB could help stop bailiffs breaking rules and causing distress. A campaign win—but the government must act quickly to end aggressive debt collection. Read more 👇 www.moneyandmentalhealth.org/press-releas...

Nearly all regions in England are planning Neighbourhood Mental Health Centres, with potential to bring specialist mental health and financial support closer to communities, under one roof. Money advice should be part of the model from the outset 👇 🔗 www.moneyandmentalhealth.org/neighbourhoo...

Neighbourhood mental health centres - assessing the new plans - Money and Mental Health Policy Institute

New Neighbourhood Mental Health Centres will transform mental health support. We look at the plan, funding and the role of money advice.

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The government has announced new rules cracking down on misleading discounts and subscription traps. Here you can read our Chief Executive @helenundy.bsky.social’s reaction to these changes 👇

Online shopping can be a lifeline for people with mental health problems. But features like countdown clocks and scarcity messages can make it harder to stay in control - especially when symptoms like impulsivity or anxiety are heightened.

Money and mental health problems are a marriage made in hell! Those with Mental Health issues are 3x more likely to be in debt crisis; and financial issues can slow depression treatment. I set up @moneyandmentalhealth.org charity 10yrs ago to help.

Martin Lewis: Money and mental health problems are a marriage made in hell!

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As a researcher, it's incredible being able to work with a huge community of people with lived experience of mental health problems. The issues we look at are often complicated, technical and systemic, but the Research Community keeps us grounded in peoples' actual lives.

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We are now 10 years old! This video brings together @martinlewis.moneysavingexpert.com, @helenundy.bsky.social and members of our Research Community to talk about our impact and work. Please take a look! 👇 🔗 youtu.be/S6JNnRzFfhs

We are now 10 years old! This video brings together @martinlewis.moneysavingexpert.com, @helenundy.bsky.social and members of our Research Community to talk about our impact and work. Please take a look! 👇 🔗 youtu.be/S6JNnRzFfhs

Ten years of the Money and Mental Health Policy Institute

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The Gambling Commission is introducing new gambling financial risk checks – a welcome step, but there is still an important role for banks to play in addressing gambling harm 👇 🔗 www.moneyandmentalhealth.org/gambling-fin...

Gambling financial risk assessments are good – but banks have a role to play too - Money and Mental Health Policy Institute

New financial risk checks for gambling are bring introduced, but banks have an integral role in supporting customers facing gambling harm.

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We are hiring a Partnerships Officer to join our new Suicide Prevention Action Lab. 🎬 Our Head of Innovation Nikki Bond explains five of the key things you should know about this role 👇 ⌛Apply by 8am on Monday 27 July 🔗 www.moneyandmentalhealth.org/partnerships...

From today Buy Now Pay Later products will be regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority. This is a very welcome step – and something we’ve called for for years. 📽️ Our Chief Executive @helenundy.bsky.social explains why this is important 👇

Today we’ve welcomed the Treasury Committee’s new inquiry report exploring the government’s Financial Inclusion Strategy. We want to see consumer voice at the centre of the Strategy’s delivery. Read @helenundy.bsky.social’s full response here 👇 🔗 www.moneyandmentalhealth.org/press-releas...

The Timms Review’s interim findings echo what our Research Community members have told us: PIP is vital, but the process of claiming it can be dehumanising and stressful. Any reform must put lived experience at its heart. Read our full reaction 👇 🔗 www.moneyandmentalhealth.org/the-timms-re...

The Timms Review of PIP – our view of the interim report - Money and Mental Health Policy Institute

The Timms Review's interim report on PIP has been published - any reform must meet the needs of people with mental health problems.

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Read our five practical steps the next Prime Minister can take to tackle the link between money and mental health – steps to help make a difference across debt collection, health care, employment support and essential services 👇 🔗 open.substack.com/pub/moneyand...

The 5 things the new PM must do on mental health and money

A new Prime Minister, a new chance to act on mental health and money. Here's where to start.

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Last week at the Public Accounts Committee our Chair and Founder @martinlewis.moneysavingexpert.com discussed the need for a ‘share once‘ system in essential services. You can read more in research on building a ‘share once‘ system here 👇 🔗 www.moneyandmentalhealth.org/publications...

We’re proud to be a supporter of @healthequals.bsky.social. For too many people across the UK, factors like financial insecurity, poor housing and unequal access to opportunities continue to damage their health. So we’re pleased to join a coalition working on the building blocks of good health.

We are hiring a Partnerships Officer to join our new Suicide Prevention Action Lab. 💷 £34,884 FTE salary 📍 London/hybrid working ⌛ closing 8am, 27 July. Find out more about the role, and how to apply, on our website 👇 🔗 www.moneyandmentalhealth.org/partnerships...

This week the Department for Work and Pensions announced that face-to-face and telephone health assessments for disability and sickness benefits will be recorded as standard. We welcome this change – it’s something we called for over seven years ago in our report ‘The benefits assault course’.

We’ll soon have a new Prime Minister. Luckily for them, we’ve put together a ready-made package of pragmatic policy interventions that would make a big difference in supporting people across the UK struggling with their money and mental health. 🔗 moneyandmentalhealth.substack.com/p/the-5-thin...

The 5 things the new PM must do on mental health and money

A new Prime Minister, a new chance to act on mental health and money. Here's where to start.

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Our CEO @helenundy.bsky.social is among the signatories of Scope's open letter calling on the government to ensure employers publish their disability pay gap data. Find out more about what Scope is calling for - and the Work Without Barriers campaign - here 👇 🔗 www.scope.org.uk/campaigns/wo...

💬 “We thought it would come in the King’s Speech and… nothing has happened.” Great to see our Chair and Founder @martinlewis.moneysavingexpert.com discussing the need for statutory regulation of bailiffs. Watch Martin discuss this on GMB this morning here 👇 🔗 www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mzvr...

Martin Lewis calls out ‘hideous’ tactics used by bailiffs

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At Parliament for @moneyandmentalhealth.org’s 10th birthday, my ask to the MPs, ministers, regulators and firms there, was simple: help make real change for the millions whose mental health and finances collide. Bailiffs, debt letters, insurance, banks, bills, scams. What needs fixing first?

Martin Lewis: Bailiffs, debt letters, insurance, bills, scams — the system needs to work better

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🎉 We’re on Substack! @helenundy.bsky.social and @conordarcy.bsky.social have already shared their first posts there. We’ll share policy commentary and insights from our work on improving support for people facing money and mental health problems. Subscribe 👇 🔗 moneyandmentalhealth.substack.com

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Money and Your Mind is the Substack of the Money and Mental Health team. It's a place where we share our policy thinking, early findings from our research and other insights including from our Researc...

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Money and Mental Health is now ten years old - we were founded by @martinlewis.moneysavingexpert.com back in 2016... 📅 So this week we gathered government ministers, regulators, essential services and health commissioners at our 10th anniversary event in Parliament. 🎉

Formal routes to supporting someone you care for with their finances are often too expensive, too complicated, or simply not accessible. In fact, only 26% of our Research Community members who help with someone’s finances hold any kind of formal authority, such as power of attorney.