Fair By DesignCan smart energy help remove the poverty premium?Not-for-profit Energy Systems Catapult was set up to accelerate the transformation of the UK’s energy system and ensure UK businesses and…Aug 13, 2020Aug 13, 2020
Fair By DesignWhat Makes a Good Digital Partner for Financial Wellness?Discussions from the expert panellists at our April Roadshow in Oldham, Greater Manchester underscored key considerations of adopting…Aug 29, 2019Aug 29, 2019
Fair By DesignThe poverty premium and the journey to clean household energy: how do we ensure low income…On May 1, 2019, the UK Parliament approved a motion to declare an environment and climate emergency, a year after warnings that to keep…Aug 1, 2019Aug 1, 2019
Fair By DesignSavings and safety nets: low savings in the context of the poverty premiumLast week our head of corporate engagement, Carl Packman, presented at a conference hosted by the Centre for Research in the Arts, Social…May 13, 2019May 13, 2019
Fair By DesignThe expensive business of dying: what links the poverty premium to funeral povertyDying in Britain is an expensive business. And if you are already struggling financially this cost can rapidly increase adding to an…Apr 10, 2019Apr 10, 2019
Fair By DesignWhy keeping access to cash is so important in today’s societyYesterday saw the release of a major report looking at attitudes and access to cash in society, finding that some 17% of Britons believe…Dec 20, 2018Dec 20, 2018
Fair By DesignWhat we learned about consumer switching from the CMA supercomplaint responseToday sees the publication of a response by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) to a super-complaint made by Citizens Advice on…Dec 19, 2018Dec 19, 2018
Fair By DesignYes we can — Address Material Poverty Through Affordable CreditGuest blog by Angela Clements, CEO of Fair For You, on how, in the light of the FCA announcement on the cap on Rent to Own last week, it’s…Nov 27, 2018Nov 27, 2018
Fair By DesignPayday denied: exploring the lived experience of declined payday loan applicantsAs with the recent news about caps on the rent-to-own sector (e.g. BrightHouse), a lot of what we hear about financial exclusion reaches…Nov 23, 2018Nov 23, 2018
Fair By DesignTime to stop penalising the poorAs someone who has struggled most of my life in poverty, I didn’t realise until I became a Fair By Design Ambassador that many of the…Nov 13, 2018Nov 13, 2018
