July 24, 2021

Frozen Out

25 minutes

Thousands of people say they’ve been shut out of their bank accounts without warning or explanation. MPs are investigating whether innocent customers have been caught up in a crackdown on money laundering.

For the first time in 25 years the one-off payment given to adult prison leavers in England and Wales is to be raised. The Prison Discharge Grant will increase from £46 to £76, but what difference will that make?

Last year 155,000 people shared an extra £16m in pay after that HMRC ensured they were getting minimum wage. Plus the latest clampdown on debt packager or IVA lead generator firms

GUESTS:

Nicki Stopford - chief operating officer for the online complaints service Resolver.

Monique Williams - Head of Delivery at Switchback, a charity for male prison leavers

Clare Merrills - from HMRC

Amy Taylor - Chair of the Greater Manchester Money Advice Group

Presenter: Paul Lewis

Reporter: Dan Whitworth

Production Co-ordinator: Janet Staples

Researcher: Stefania Okereke

Producer: Joe Kent

Editor: Alex Lewis

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