StepChange’s Peter Tutton on the changes that UK lawmakers, regulators and finance bosses should implement to help the country better navigate the cost-of-living crisis

Today’s guest outlines what UK lawmakers have missed in their efforts to address the fallout from the cost-of-living crisis. He details what policy changes the next government should prioritise to prevent long-term damage arising from the aftermath of the crisis. And he explains how the Financial Conduct Authority’s new consumer-focused rules should best be implemented to support financial services firms’ most vulnerable clients. 

Peter Tutton has spent two decades advising on mortgage, credit and related consumer policy. Since 2012, he has lobbied for regulatory reforms to help consumers in financial difficulty as head of policy at StepChange Debt Charity.