Vulnerable Customer Policy Template

This vulnerable customer policy gives organisations a practical starting point for putting the right principles and support in place so teams can respond more consistently, and customers can access help more easily.

Provided in Word format, it is ready to download, tailor to your organisation and adapt to your internal approach.

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What's included?

  • A ready-to-edit vulnerable customer policy template in Word format
  • Key principles and good practice for treating vulnerable customers fairly
  • A practical structure organisations can tailor to their own services, teams and processes
  • A useful starting point for improving policy and practice around customer vulnerability
  • A document you can adapt and implement within your business rather than build from scratch

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