More escape debt for free as bills keep mounting

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    Description

    Personal debt burden

    Period22 Oct 2024

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    • TitleMore escape debt for free as bills keep mounting
      Degree of recognitionInternational
      Media name/outletBBC News online
      Media typeWeb
      Duration/Length/Size836 words
      Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
      Date22/10/24
      DescriptionNew research for the Financial Inclusion Commission (FIC) carried out by Birmingham University suggests that one in five adults have increased their borrowing to cover higher living costs, while one in six families have no savings.

      The FIC has called for what it describes as a National Inclusion Strategy to help people struggling with debts, and to give people support to access basics like a current account.

      Meanwhile, debt advice service Money Wellness has warned that it was becoming increasingly easy to fall into the red.
      Producer/AuthorColletta Smith & Abi Smitton

    Keywords

    • financial inclusion
    • financial exclusion