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Frozen Out

Thousands of people say they’ve been shut out of their bank accounts without warning or explanation.

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 Β£46 to Β£76, but what difference will that make?

Last year 155,000 people shared an extra Β£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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Sun 25 Jul 2021 21:00

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