On 28 November 2025, the House of Commons’ Treasury Committee launched a new inquiry into the Government’s Financial Inclusion Strategy.

The Treasury Committee will examine the Government’s Financial Inclusion Strategy, which sets out plans to improve access to financial products and services across the UK. The inquiry will examine whether the Financial Inclusion Strategy identifies and addresses the key barriers to inclusion, and whether its objectives, resources, and delivery plans are likely to achieve meaningful and measurable change.

The Treasury Committee has issued a call for evidence which invites the submission of written evidence to assist its inquiry. The deadline is 12 January 2026.

Chair of the Treasury Committee, Dame Meg Hillier, said:

“The Government has set out its stall on improving financial inclusion in this country, so now the Committee will have a closer look at whether it’s likely to make a meaningful difference to people’s lives.

“Improving financial inclusion must not be a box-ticking exercise. Words must lead to action. The Treasury must have a strategic vision, supported by concrete, integrated plans with clear methods for measuring their impact, and they must work closely with the private sector on this. My Committee will work to ensure that happens.”