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Financial Ombudsman decision DRN6177931 Upheld

Upheldoutcome, as published by the Ombudsman
£300redress stated in the decision
—deadline to accept (not the decision date)

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What this decision was about

Treatment in financial difficulty, Support for vulnerable customers

In the Ombudsman’s words

Mr K complains that Santander UK Plc has treated him unfairly over his financial difficulties.Treatment in financial difficulty
Santander was entitled to raise with him the question of the shortfall following the DWP’s reduced payments from July 2012 – but at the same time it should have treated him with due consideration in the light of his ill healthSupport for vulnerable customers

Source

This page summarises the Ombudsman’s published final decision. The document itself is the record: DRN6177931.pdf on financial-ombudsman.org.uk.

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