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Demand Soaring at Food Banks as Virus Crisis Goes On

15th September 2020

Demand for the services of food banks has risen steeply in 2020 and looks set to continue increasing throughout the […]

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Virus Impact Putting Pressure on Indebted Brits

2nd September 2020

Some of the financial pressures bearing down on indebted consumers and households across the UK have been highlighted by newly […]

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Lockdown Forcing Families Further into Debt

26th August 2020

The realities of life in lockdown have been forcing huge numbers of families into financial trouble and often further into […]

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Calls for Councils to Hold Off on Use of Bailiffs

14th July 2020

Debtors should be granted protections from bailiffs chasing council tax arrears in the second half of 2020 because so many […]

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Debt Holiday Option Extended Until October 31

26th June 2020

A policy that means consumers can defer their debt repayments if they’ve been affected by the coronavirus crisis has been […]

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Vulnerable People Get Free Food Parcels While Shielding at Home

15th June 2020

People deemed most vulnerable to the coronavirus have been receiving free boxes of food and essential supplies to their homes […]

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COVID Crisis ‘Pushing Millions More into Debt’

The coronavirus public health crisis and the wider ramifications are pushing millions of UK consumers into debt and into arrears […]

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Concerns Raised as Bailiffs Prepare for Post-Lockdown Return

Debt help charities have expressed concern at the announcement that bailiffs will soon be phasing back in their activities following […]

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Government Urged to Protect Debtors During Virus Fallout

Citizens Advice has urged the government to protect people who fall into serious debt during the fallout from the coronavirus […]

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Banks Told to Freeze Payments on Loans and Credit Cards

Banks are being told to freeze payments associated with personal loans and credit cards for up to three months to […]

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Support for Self-employed Unveiled But Grants Won’t Kick In Until June

The chancellor of the exchequer Rishi Sunak has announced details of financial support mechanisms designed to help the UK’s millions […]

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Government Urged to Deliver on Promises to Help Self Employed

The government and the prime minister are being urged to deliver on promises made in recent days to provide financial […]

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Self-isolating Workers Can Claim Sick Pay, Government Confirms

Measures announced by the government mean that anyone who stands to lose out financially by self-isolating themselves in response to […]

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Universal Credit System ‘Forcing Single Mothers into Debt’

The rules around childcare payments for claimants of Universal Credit are believed to be forcing single mothers across England into […]

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Council Tax Debts Pushing People into “Desperate Hardship”

Council taxes owed by individuals and households to local authorities are now a very significant cause of financial problems and […]

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Council Tax Rises Expected Across England from April

Households across England can expect to see their council tax bills rise notably for the year from April, according to […]

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Campaigners Calls for Action to Protect Debtors from Bailiffs

Campaigners have called on the government to take legislative action to better protect debtors who are suffering at the hands […]

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Problem Debtors to Get ‘Breathing Space’ from Creditors

People in problem debt situations are soon to get periods of legally enshrined ‘breathing space’ from their creditors so they […]

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Debtors Entering IVAs in Record Numbers

People with serious debt problems are entering Individual Voluntary Arrangements (IVAs) in record numbers, according to the latest official figures […]

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January Dragging On for People Struggling with Debt

The first month of each new year tends to be particularly tough for the many tens of thousands of people […]

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County Court Judgement Rates Up to Record Levels

The number of people who received county court judgements (CCJ) in relation to their personal debts increased to record levels […]

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Overdraft Users Urged to Find Alternatives Amid Rising Costs

Users of overdrafts are being urged to find potential alternatives to those services in advance of April, when the costs […]

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Housing and Money Worries Making Renters Feel Sick

Concerns about paying rent and the threat of eviction are contributing to anxiety and sickness among huge numbers of people […]

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Debt Advice in High Demand as New Year Gets Underway

Advice about dealing with debt problems has been in high demand in January as it tends to be during the […]

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Unsecured Debt Levels ‘Up to £14,540 Per Household’

The average British household is now close to £14,540 in the red, according to a new set of figures. That […]

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1 in 4 Minimum Wage Earners Being Underpaid

Around one in four people who are aged over 25 and on minimum wage employment contracts are being underpaid, according […]

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Overdrafts to Show Money as Debt Not ‘Available Funds’

New rules have been introduced by regulators that mean banking customers will no longer see their overdrafts displayed as ‘available […]

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Thousands of Under 25s Face Being Homeless at Christmas

As many as 22,000 young people will be struggling to keep a roof over their heads in the coming months […]

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Council Tax Debt Collection Policies ‘Ineffective and Counterproductive’

The ways in which council tax debts are typically pursued across England is both ineffective and damaging to the wellbeing […]

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Demand for Emergency Food Parcels ‘Higher Than Ever Before’

Demand for emergency food parcels from people in a state of financial crisis has increased sharply during the six months […]

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Brits Owe £267m to Energy Suppliers as Winter Approaches

UK consumers owe a collective total of around £267 million to their energy suppliers, with many thousands of people worried […]

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Seaside Towns Suffering Among Worst Bankruptcy Rates

People living in seaside towns in various parts of the country are disproportionately likely to find themselves entering a form […]

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Debt Collectors Launch Campaign to Encourage Engagement

The trade body for debt collection organisations in the UK has launched a promotional campaign encouraging people who are struggling […]

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Energy Companies Criticised by Regulator as More Customers Fall into Debt

More and more people across the UK are finding themselves in arrears to the companies that provide their gas and […]

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Credit Card Interest Rates Up to 13-Year High

There has been a notable rise in the average APR associated with credit card deals over the course of recent […]

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1 in 4 Students Using Payday Loans

As many as a quarter of students across the country use payday loans as part of how they manage their […]

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Regulator Issues ‘Debt Help Scammers’ Warning

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has warned consumers across the UK to lookout for online scammers who are pretending to […]

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Struggling Brits Warned Off Loan Sharks as Growing Numbers Seek Debt Advice

People living in England and Wales are being warned against resorting to loan sharks if they’re struggling for money, as […]

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Figures Show Sharp Rise in Insolvency Among Young Adults

Personal insolvency rates have increased over the course of the past year and particularly among younger generations of UK consumers. […]

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Body Cameras to be Compulsory for Debt Collectors

The government has announced details of a new policy that will legally oblige debt collectors and bailiffs to wear body […]

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Gender Gap Growing as More Women Enter Insolvency

The gap between the number of women entering insolvency and men finding themselves in the same position grew over the […]

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Working families in two-thirds of England are unable to afford rented private housing

Research conducted by housing charity, Shelter, reveals that a significant shortage of social housing in the UK has locked many […]

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Gig Economy Workforce ‘Doubled in Size Since 2016’

The number of people engaged in work within what has come to be known as the ‘gig economy’ has doubled […]

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Pension Credits Not Being Claimed by 1.3 Million

As many as 1.3 million people across the UK are not claiming financial support that they are entitled to once […]

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New Laws to Give Debtors ‘Breathing Space’ from Creditors

New laws will soon see people with problem debts given the opportunity to resolve them without having to deal with […]

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Government Promises to Do Better in its Dealings with Debtors

The government has issued statements indicating its commitment to improving the ways in which it interacts with individuals who are […]

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Credit Card Debt Default Rates ‘Up Sharply’ in First Quarter of 2019

There was a sharp rise in the number of people defaulting on their credit card debts in the first three […]

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New App Lets Employees Access Cash as Advance on Their Wages

An app-based company called Wagestream is aiming to help businesses and other organisations eradicate the reliance on high interest loans […]

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Half of All Babies Born into Families that Don’t Own Their Homes

Close to half of all babies being born in the UK now start out living in homes that are not […]

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Further Evidence Links Problem Debts and Mental Health Struggles

New analysis of relevant data has highlighted a series of striking links between problem debts and mental health issues among […]

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Price Caps to Prevent Worst Case Rip Offs in Rent-to-own Sector

Price caps are to be introduced to prevent companies within the UK’s rent-to-own sector from being able to charge their […]

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Wonga Still Damaging People’s Finances ‘From Beyond the Grave’

The collapsed payday lending company Wonga is still damaging the finances of thousands of people despite no longer being in […]

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GPs to Drop Charges for Mental Health Debt Help Forms

The British Medical Council (BMA) has committed to dropping the charges associated with the forms people need to fill out […]

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Ombudsman Promises Action Against Bailiffs Behaving Badly

The Financial Ombudsman Service has promised to take strong action against businesses and bailiffs acting on their behalf who break […]

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IVA Numbers Up 20% to Highest Levels on Record

There were 71,034 people in England and Wales who entered Individual Voluntary Arrangements (IVAs) as a form of personal debt […]

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1 in 4 People Started the Year Worried About Money

Close to a quarter of adults around the country started the new year feeling uneasy about their financial situation. That’s […]

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Bailiffs Routinely Get Away with Breaking the Rules, Says Citizens Advice

Bailiffs operating in England and Wales are routinely getting away with breaking rules as they pursue debtors because so many […]

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Household Debts Up to Highest Ever Levels, Average Over £15,000

The scale of unsecured debt held by households across the UK has never been higher and now stands at an […]

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Debt Problems Linked to 100,000 Attempted Suicides Each Year

As many as 100,000 people attempt suicide each year in part because of their problems with personal debt, according to […]

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Regulator Announces Cap on Rent-to-own Charges

Companies that provide credit-based services referred to as ‘rent-to-own’ offerings are to be hit with a cap on the amounts […]

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Charities Call for Government Action Against ‘Rule-breaking’ Debt Collectors

Two of the UK’s foremost debt help charities have called on the government to take action against debt collectors who […]

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Government Told to Urgently Reassess “Pointlessly Cruel” Benefit Sanctions Policy

The government has been urged by a parliamentary committee in Westminster to take an urgent look at the ways in […]

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DWP to Pay at Least £970m to ESA Benefit Claimants After Admitting Underpayment Errors

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is to pay out an average of around £5,000 to an estimated 180,000 […]

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Chancellor Promises Help for Beleaguered High Street Retailers

The chancellor of the exchequer has promised that the government will introduce a series of measures intended to provide financial […]

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      Lower your monthly payments
      
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    - Manchester based firm
      
      Lower your monthly payments
      
      Write off a proportion of your debt
      
      Established over 25 years
    - call us on
      0800 001 4247
      or email
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    - Manchester based firm
      
      Lower your monthly payments
      
      Write off a proportion of your debt
      
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      Lower your monthly payments
      
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