Question follow-through · 22671
Debts: Advisory Services
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what guidance has been issued to Buy-Now, Pay-Later providers on referring customers in financial difficulty to debt advice services.
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- Answering body
- Treasury
- Tabled
- 28 Aug 2026
- Target answer date
- 2 Sept 2026
- Answer
- 4 Sept 2026 · 7 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
28 Aug 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what guidance has been issued to Buy-Now, Pay-Later providers on referring customers in financial difficulty to debt advice services.
2 Sept 2026
Target answer date
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4 Sept 2026
Answer published
Buy-Now, Pay-Later (BNPL) products were brought into FCA regulation in July 2026 and providers are now subject to the FCA’s rules for consumer credit firms. The rules require firms to identify and support customers in financial difficulty, treat them with...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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