Local safety net uncertainty risks households facing debt and financial exclusion
Millions of low-income households facing financial difficulty, growing rent arrears and debt could improve their life chances if councils received
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Majority of people surveyed back call for bailiff regulation as “government action is long overdue”
Rule-breaking bailiffs are still not being held to account and will continue to inflict stress, anxiety and further financial hardship
Read moreAlmost 1 million non-switchers could pay-off Christmas debts by changing energy supplier
Nearly 1 million (900,000) people who’ve never switched energy supplier could cover the cost of their Christmas borrowing by changing
Read moreUnsecured debt hits new peak of £15,400 per household – new TUC analysis
New analysis published today (Monday) by the TUC shows that household debt rose sharply over 2018, with unsecured debt (debt
Read moreRent-to-own cap a victory for struggling families, Citizens Advice says
The FCA’s decision to cap the cost of rent to own goods will help hundreds of thousands of people who
Read more£19 billion owed in everyday bills, as Citizens Advice reveals it helps 1 person every 3 minutes with bailiff issues
Citizens Advice is calling for better regulation of unaccountable bailiff firms as it reveals households have fallen behind on their
Read moreLancashire Debt Debacle
Lancashire taxpayer once again look set to pick up the tab with the latest financial crisis within Lancashire County Council’s
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