FCA warns that eight million are struggling to keep up with bills.

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) found that 7.8 million people felt keeping up with their bills was a burden since 2020, compared to around 2.5 million people. A quarter of adults in the UK are experiencing financial hardship, or could face it soon if they experience a financial shock, and 4.2 million people missed a bill or loan payment in at least three of the six months preceding the survey.

FCA has responded quickly to cost of living pressures under its 3-year strategy to prevent serious disruption and set higher standards. Earlier this year, the regulator reminded thousands of lenders how they should help customers in financial distress and took action with more than 30 firms to ensure customers get the help they need.

While the FCA has yet to regulate buy now, pay later products, the regulator has successfully worked with suppliers to improve customer terms and conditions. The FCA recently warned insurers to protect their customers from unnecessary surcharges and unfair penalties, and its impending excise tax will boost consumer protection and force firms to put customers’ needs first.

The survey also found that people living in the most deprived areas of the UK were almost seven times more likely to experience financial hardship than those living in the most deprived areas. It also found that 12 percent of people in the Northeast were in financial difficulty, 10 percent in the Northwest, and 6 percent in the Southeast and Southwest were in the same situation.

The Financial Lives survey is the largest of its kind in the UK, surveying more than 19,000 respondents between February 2022 and June 2022. Full results will be published in early 2023.

Since 1992, D E Ball & Co Limited has been an independent business advisory service based in Telford, Shropshire. With their advisors working with businesses in the agriculture, services, construction and retailer sectors, they have a broad span of knowledge to offer. To find out more about D E Ball and recent statements from the FCA, click here: https://www.deball.co.uk/ 

35 Comments

  1. Temp email

    I loved even more than you will get done right here. The overall look is nice, and the writing is stylish, but there’s something off about the way you write that makes me think that you should be careful what you say next. I will definitely be back again and again if you protect this hike.

    Reply
  2. BlogMods

    I have been surfing online more than 3 hours today yet I never found any interesting article like yours It is pretty worth enough for me In my opinion if all web owners and bloggers made good content as you did the web will be much more useful than ever before

    Reply
  3. BusinessDemm

    Hi i think that i saw you visited my web site thus i came to Return the favore I am attempting to find things to improve my web siteI suppose its ok to use some of your ideas

    Reply
  4. Buzzenn

    Attractive section of content I just stumbled upon your blog and in accession capital to assert that I get actually enjoyed account your blog posts Anyway I will be subscribing to your augment and even I achievement you access consistently fast

    Reply
  5. Blogfoloww

    Its like you read my mind You appear to know a lot about this like you wrote the book in it or something I think that you could do with some pics to drive the message home a little bit but instead of that this is fantastic blog An excellent read I will certainly be back

    Reply
  6. Tracey Kreiger

    Step in, stand out. Your AI journey begins here.

    Reply
  7. AI SaaS

    Leave a comment and let us know what your favorite blog post has been so far!

    Reply
  8. qweqt

    I was suggested this web site by my cousin Im not sure whether this post is written by him as no one else know such detailed about my trouble You are incredible Thanks

    Reply
  9. Danna Walsh

    Your passion for what you do shines through in every post It’s truly inspiring to see someone doing what they love and excelling at it

    Reply
  10. Sarai A. D. Ashley

    Your writing style is so engaging and makes even the most mundane topics interesting to read Keep up the fantastic work

    Reply
  11. puravive

    Hi my love, I just wanted to say how well written and packed with virtually all the essential information this post is. I’m hoping for more blogs similar to this one.

    Reply
  12. Heather Davila

    It’s clear that you have a deep understanding of this topic and your insights and perspective are invaluable Thank you for sharing your knowledge with us

    Reply
  13. Rachel Briggs

    Hey there, You have done a fantastic job. I will certainly digg it and personally recommend to my friends. I’m confident they’ll be benefited from this site.

    Reply
  14. khaleejuae

    Usually I do not read article on blogs however I would like to say that this writeup very compelled me to take a look at and do so Your writing taste has been amazed me Thanks quite nice post

    Reply
  15. Floydrak

    purple pharmacy mexico price list: buying prescription drugs in mexico online – purple pharmacy mexico price list

    Reply
  16. WilliamCalia

    indian pharmacy paypal http://indiaph24.store/# buy prescription drugs from india
    world pharmacy india

    Reply
  17. JustinHed

    online pharmacy india https://indiaph24.store/# online pharmacy india
    indian pharmacy online

    Reply
  18. Pedrodum

    buying prescription drugs in mexico: Online Pharmacies in Mexico – medicine in mexico pharmacies

    Reply
  19. RickySok

    indian pharmacy paypal indian pharmacy top 10 pharmacies in india

    Reply
  20. MarcelDrown

    https://indiaph24.store/# indian pharmacy online

    Reply
  21. Ronaldkig

    http://nolvadex.life/# nolvadex for sale

    Reply
  22. Williamlum

    http://ciprofloxacin.tech/# ciprofloxacin 500mg buy online

    Reply
  23. DavidLuh

    tamoxifen hair loss benefits of tamoxifen tamoxifen vs clomid

    Reply
  24. Randallorits

    nolvadex during cycle: tamoxifen citrate pct – generic tamoxifen

    Reply
  25. DavidLuh

    buy generic propecia cost propecia price cheap propecia without dr prescription

    Reply
  26. Williamlum

    https://lisinopril.network/# lisinopril 10 india

    Reply
  27. Randallorits

    buy ciprofloxacin: buy cipro online without prescription – ciprofloxacin order online

    Reply
  28. DavidLuh

    buy generic propecia without prescription cost cheap propecia without dr prescription get propecia without rx

    Reply
  29. Williamlum

    http://ciprofloxacin.tech/# cipro 500mg best prices

    Reply
  30. Randallorits

    tamoxifen dosage: nolvadex online – low dose tamoxifen

    Reply
  31. Ronaldkig

    http://cytotec.club/# buy cytotec pills

    Reply
  32. DavidLuh

    cytotec abortion pill Abortion pills online purchase cytotec

    Reply
  33. Williamlum

    https://cytotec.club/# buy cytotec over the counter

    Reply
  34. Randallorits

    tamoxifen mechanism of action: cost of tamoxifen – tamoxifen hormone therapy

    Reply
  35. DavidLuh

    buy cytotec buy cytotec pills online cheap buy cytotec over the counter

    Reply

Leave a Comment

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *