Barclays Bank has got behind the so-called Financial Inclusion Partnership Project, which will promote the exchange of best practice and aim to build useful operating collaboration between the credit unions and CAB. In a number of instances in England and…

David Kuo, head of personal finance at fool.co.uk, claims many people could find themselves deeper in credit card debt as a result of “sneaky” practices employed by certain providers. “I think credit card companies are just trying to find sneaky…

The money education charity suggests the problem of the UK’s rising debt mountain – now standing at in excess of £1.3 trillion – is behind the 300 or so insolvency declarations among the public each day. And with Britain becoming…

The debt advice charity was granted access to £33 million from the fund to support its activities in England and Wales and the organisation suggests its extension demonstrates a commitment within the government to helping those with serious debts. And…

This figure is based on the premise that around ten per cent of low earning Brits take action on the debt advice they receive at a national finance service as is planned by the government. In addition, the Resolution Foundation…

Exeter’s Citizen’s Advice Bureaux (CAB) is finding it difficult to cope with the scale of demand for advice on becoming debt free, while bankruptcy declarations have become far more prevalent than last year, according to figures from the local Crown…

Following a “significant” rise in the number of local residents in North Tyneside contacting Citizens Advice about debt problems in recent months, the local bureaux is keen to stress the importance of early action to help avoid bankruptcy. “If people…

Financial services provider Co-operative Insurance (CIS) has released new figures on the subject this week, which demonstrate that those smokers looking to clear debt could be saving thousands of pounds. The latest figures, which have been released ahead of the…