Money and Mental Health
@moneyandmentalhealth
Independent research & campaigning charity 📣 Our mission? To break the link between financial difficulty & mental health problems 💜 Founded by @martinlewis.moneysavingexpert.com in 2016. Led by @helenundy.bsky.social. 🔗 www.moneyandmentalhealth.org
We are hiring a Partnerships Officer to join our new Suicide Prevention Action Lab. 🎬 Our Head of Innovation Nikki Bond explains five of the key things you should know about this role 👇 ⌛Apply by 8am on Monday 27 July 🔗 www.moneyandmentalhealth.org/partnerships...
From today Buy Now Pay Later products will be regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority. This is a very welcome step – and something we’ve called for for years. 📽️ Our Chief Executive @helenundy.bsky.social explains why this is important 👇
Today we’ve welcomed the Treasury Committee’s new inquiry report exploring the government’s Financial Inclusion Strategy. We want to see consumer voice at the centre of the Strategy’s delivery. Read @helenundy.bsky.social’s full response here 👇 🔗 www.moneyandmentalhealth.org/press-releas...
Last week at the Public Accounts Committee our Chair and Founder @martinlewis.moneysavingexpert.com discussed the need for a ‘share once‘ system in essential services. You can read more in research on building a ‘share once‘ system here 👇 🔗 www.moneyandmentalhealth.org/publications...
We’re proud to be a supporter of @healthequals.bsky.social. For too many people across the UK, factors like financial insecurity, poor housing and unequal access to opportunities continue to damage their health. So we’re pleased to join a coalition working on the building blocks of good health.
We are hiring a Partnerships Officer to join our new Suicide Prevention Action Lab. 💷 £34,884 FTE salary 📍 London/hybrid working ⌛ closing 8am, 27 July. Find out more about the role, and how to apply, on our website 👇 🔗 www.moneyandmentalhealth.org/partnerships...
Our CEO @helenundy.bsky.social is among the signatories of Scope's open letter calling on the government to ensure employers publish their disability pay gap data. Find out more about what Scope is calling for - and the Work Without Barriers campaign - here 👇 🔗 www.scope.org.uk/campaigns/wo...
Money and Mental Health is now ten years old - we were founded by @martinlewis.moneysavingexpert.com back in 2016... 📅 So this week we gathered government ministers, regulators, essential services and health commissioners at our 10th anniversary event in Parliament. 🎉
We’ve published our new Impact Report, showcasing our achievements from 2025. 🎬 Watch our team shares their highlights – from making progress on ending aggressive debt collection, to gaining exciting new super-complainant powers. Read it in full 👇 🔗 www.moneyandmentalhealth.org/publications...
Watch as @helenundy.bsky.social shares three things you might have missed during last week’s busy news cycle 🗞️ If you’d like to read more about our paper on neighbourhood mental health services, you can read it here 👇 🔗 www.moneyandmentalhealth.org/publications...
Millions struggle with both money worries and mental health problems, yet support remains disconnected. Our new research urges the government to embed joined-up money and mental health support in Neighbourhood Health Services, with 10 practical principles for delivering trusted local care.
A huge congratulations to our Founder and Chair, @martinlewis.moneysavingexpert.com, who received the Special Award at this year’s TV BAFTAs. We’re grateful for Martin’s continued support, and everything he does to help break the link between financial difficulty and mental health problems.
This Mental Health Awareness Week, we’re highlighting how deeply connected mental health problems and financial hardship can be. We’re calling for money advice to be built into mental health support - including through the government’s new neighbourhood health services.
🗣️ “How someone who can’t pay for the whole month can pay for the whole year is beyond me. But what do I know about money?” @martinlewis.moneysavingexpert.com, our Chair and Founder, explains what’s been going so wrong with council tax collection and what - thanks to our campaign - is changing.
You can watch the paper's co-author Elle Crossley introduce the research in the video or read the full paper here 👇 🔗 www.moneyandmentalhealth.org/publications...
A big win on council tax debt collection! 🎉 For 18 months we’ve been campaigning to make council tax debt collection less rapid and aggressive. And the government has listened. Our Chair and Founder @martinlewis.moneysavingexpert.com welcomes this news 👇
🗣️ “The disconnect between the severity of people’s mental health problems and the price increases… deserves further investigation.” Watch what our Chief Executive @helenundy.bsky.social said to the Treasury Committee about unfair travel insurance pricing for people with mental health problems. 🎬
Today is World Bipolar Day. 🎬 Watch as our Chief Executive @helenundy.bsky.social explains five things we think it’s important for people to know about Bipolar, including it can affect our financial lives.
Yesterday our Chief Executive @helenundy.bsky.social spoke at the Treasury Committee. Watch Helen speak about the Financial Inclusion Strategy and why we believe banks’ “core offer” to customers should include more tools to help people stay in control and access support with their finances 🎬
Our Chair and Founder @martinlewis.moneysavingexpert.com recently spoke to LBC about our new research - calling for the development of a ‘Share Once’ support system, to offer people a safe and easy one-stop shop for disclosing their needs to all the essential services they deal with 🎬
Today we’re celebrating! 🥳 Our super-complainant status for the financial regulators is now official. We’re just the fourth organisation in the UK to have this status for the FCA, PSR and CMA. This is a new and important tool that will help us to ensure action is taken to tackle consumer harms.
Congratulations to @helenundy.bsky.social - our Chief Executive - who was at Windsor Castle yesterday to receive her OBE 🎉
Could you be our next Senior Fundraising Officer? 🎬 Our Head of External Affairs and Income Brian Semple explains more about the role and the skills and qualities we’re looking for in candidates. Find out more about role, and how to apply, here 👇 🔗 www.moneyandmentalhealth.org/vacancy-seni...
Exciting news! 🎉 Today the Treasury has recommended Money and Mental Health for super-complainant status. This gives us the power to take issues facing people with mental health problems straight to the FCA or PSR – and they must respond to us. @helenundy.bsky.social explains what this means 🎬
Brands are still using ’Blue Monday’ to sell us stuff - from pizza to make-up, from doughnuts to cars for hire. 🍕🚗 There’s zero science behind ’Blue Monday’. Any day can be tough for any of us. And companies using our mental health as a way to open our wallets isn’t just distasteful - it’s wrong.
We’re delighted that our Chief Executive @helenundy.bsky.social has been awarded an OBE in the New Year Honours List for her contribution to voluntary services, including leading Money and Mental Health for the past seven years. Congratulations to Helen from everyone at Money and Mental Health!
The year is drawing to a close - and we want to say such a big thank you to everyone who’s supported us this year, particularly our Research Community members without whom none of our work would be possible! 💜 We want to wish you all a very special festive season.
Huge thank you to Rob from our Research Community for sharing his experience on Money Box. He talks about how impulsive spending can spiral - and the practical steps he’s taken to manage it.
🎬 Watch our Head of the Gambling Harms Action Lab, Nikki Bond, talking about the latest research and what we’re calling for. You can access and read the full report on our website 👇 🔗 www.moneyandmentalhealth.org/publications...
🎬 Our Chair and Founder @martinlewis.moneysavingexpert.com went on LBC to speak about our recent research on the reforms needed to allow people to get support from a loved one, carer or trusted friend with their finances. Here’s a snippet of what Martin said 👇