Do something to help people hit by high credit costs | Letters

Lord John Bird promotes his credit-worthiness assessment bill and Gary Martin argues for changes to benefit rulesThe foisting of high-cost credit on the poorest is front and centre this month with the launch of the End High Cost Credit Alliance (Michael Sheen launches campaign against high-cost lenders, 20 March). For those millions who can’t access mainstream products, high-cost lenders appear to offer the only way to afford everyday necessities. But those firms aren’t the only opti