In this Bulletin:
1. British Gas helps to find £18.6 million of unclaimed benefits;
2. Personal Financial Research Centre website - www.pfrc.bris.ac.uk;
3. The Responsible Credit Network;
4. LSC Announce 1st winners in £6m Money Advice Pilot Project;
5. FSA Financial Healthcheck tool;
6. Secret Debts and relationship breakdown (BBC Online - 11th Feb).

Money Advice Issues

In this Bulletin:
1. Debt Advice Helpine pilot, Yorks and Glos;
2. Payment Protection Insurance;
3. LSC terminate all Specialist Support Contracts from July 2006;
4. New Wiseradviser training programme;
5. NTL;
6. Debt collectors to pursue CSA cash
7. Debt Advice agencies experience record numbers seeking advice;
8. The Debt Counsellors Annual UK Debt Survey 2006;

In this bulletin:
1. £300 for 15 mins work!
2. Advice UK outline our concerns with the £45m Financial Inclusion fund for Face to Face advice:
3. Latest Bank of England Lending Figures:figures in 1000’s):
4. SNP call for new powers to tackle debt: Change of address for Fleetwood Debt Collection Services:
5. IPA call for a body to “crack down on loan sharks” (from “Daily Telegraph” 3rd Jan 2006):
6. AUK pledges support for Egg campaign:

In this Bulletin:

Financial Ombudsman News:

DWP Growth Fund:

LSC Christmas awareness campaign

Yes Car Credit:

DTI Financial Inclusion Fund Website Update:

FSA's Innovation Fund awards:

New crackdown on aggressive selling and dodgy dealing: