A picture of Martin Lewis, who founded the Money and Mental Health Policy Institute in 2016.

“Money and mental health problems can be a marriage made in hell. We’re here to change that.”

Martin Lewis CBE – Chair and Founder

Let’s end the Council Tax Trap

Up to two million people with mental health problems in the UK have fallen into a ‘Council tax trap’ — missing one payment that triggers increasingly aggressive demands from councils to repay rapidly escalating amounts of money.

This needs to stop. We’re calling on the government to end the Council Tax Trap — help us by signing our petition.

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Since our launch in 2016 we have:

Text: 'Won debt respite 'breathing space' for people receiving mental health crisis care
Text: Changed out-of-date rules that forced lenders to send distressing debt letters
Text: Secured government action to tackle online scammers
A photo of Amy, a member of Money and Mental Health's Research Community

“As somebody who’s faced mental health problems I want my voice to be part of the solution, I can do that through the Money and Mental Health Research Community.”

Amy, a member of our Research Community of experts by experience. Find out more about here.

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We want the government to make it easier for people to get help from loved ones with Universal Credit.
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Latest news

Our new research paper: Shining a light on how banks and building societies can help people prevent harm from gambling

Leia Clifton, Senior Research Officer, Money and Mental Health