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Set up to fail

100,000s of people experiencing high level mental distress may struggle to get the support they need from loved ones to manage their Universal Credit account and avoid sanctions. This is due to needless flaws in the system which make it too hard for people to nominate a family member or friend to help them with their claim.

We’re calling on the government to ensure that everyone can get the help they need with Universal Credit and that no-one is cut-off during the cost of living crisis.

Find out more about our campaign here.

“Struggling financially while on benefits… put a huge amount of strain on me. Life was just so hard. All the time.”

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Press Releases

Money and Mental Health respond to the Budget Statement

October 30, 2024

Benefits

Three key changes the DWP’s own research shows should be made to health and disability benefit assessments

Becca Stacey, Senior Research Officer, Money and Mental Health

October 18, 2024
In the news

The Sun

An article in The Sun about migration from legacy benefits to Universal Credit references our research.

October 11, 2024
Policy positions

Money and Mental Health’s submission to the Equality and Human Rights Commission’s investigation and assessment into the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions

In our response to this investigation, we outline some of the common experiences members of our Research Community have had when requesting reasonable adjustments for health and disability benefit assessments in the period from January 2021.

August 13, 2024
Publications

Untapped potential

Reducing economic inactivity among people with mental health problems.

March 13, 2023

Latest publications

Shining a light

Exploring the role of financial services in tackling gambling harms.

Reforming the Mental Health Act

Time to tackle the links between financial difficulty and acute mental illness.

In the public interest?

The psychological toll of local and national government debt collection practices.

Happy anniversary?

A year of the Consumer Duty.

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