We're looking for new Trustees to join our Board and help develop our strategic vision and priorities for the next three years. Interested? You can download the Trustee specification here.

The Centre for Responsible Credit and Debt Justice have provided a joint response to Ofgem's consultation concerning a debt relief scheme. With energy debts now around £4 billion and no prospect of the affordability crisis abating, we call on Ofgem to be radical and accompany its debt relief scheme with the introduction of social tariffs and discounts.

CfRC's innovative FlexMyRent trial with Southern Housing explored how providing rent flexibility could help their tenants better manage cashflow pressures throughout the year without needing to take out interest-bearing credit. This independent evaluation, provided by IFF Research, found high levels of tenant satisfaction with the scheme, and a near 75% success rate for payment plans despite increased cost-of-living pressures during the trial.