Nikki Bond

Interim Head of Research and Policy

Following a career in the financial industry, supporting vulnerable customers with mental health problems to manage their finances and advocating for them, Nikki joined Money and Mental Health on a six month internship. Prior to this she worked in social care with disadvantaged and marginalised groups. Nikki has a passion for financial inclusion, challenging the stigma of mental health, and raising awareness of the link between problem debt and mental health. (she/her)

Policy notes and publications

Access to debt advice April 2, 2024 - The needs of people with serious mental health problems.
Debts and despair December 14, 2023 - How debt collection practices contribute to psychological harm.
Too much information? November 16, 2023 - Exploring opportunities and challenges presented by vulnerability data-sharing.
The pensions maze June 6, 2023 - Achieving better retirements for people with mental health problems.

Money and Mental Health and the ESRC Centre for Society and Mental Health’s joint submission to the Department for Health and Social Care’s major conditions strategy: call for evidence June 26, 2023 - Joint views on how the DHSC and wider government departments can better support people with mental ill health by addressing the financial circumstances that can exacerbate people's existing mental health problems.
Money and Mental Health’s submission to the Money and Pensions Service’s Request for Information on Mental Health Crisis Breathing Space April 12, 2023 - Money and Mental Health's view on proposals for expanding the Mental Health Crisis Breathing Space service.
Money and Mental Health submission to the Money and Pensions Service’s call for evidence on debt advice clients with deficit budgets December 1, 2022 - Money and Mental Health submission to the Money and Pensions Service’s call for evidence on […]
Money and Mental Health’s submission to HM Treasury’s Statutory Debt Repayment Plan Consultation July 29, 2022 -

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