The Autumn Statement is going to make life even more difficult for consumers already struggling to make ends meet.
Chancellor George Osborne reveal…
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Outstanding personal debt in the UK at the end of October 2012 stood at £1.4 trillion, newly-released research has found.
Figures from Credit…
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Average UK weekly expenditure rose to £483.60 in 2011.
This is according to Family Spending – the annual report from the Office for National …
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Some 23 per cent of Britons are just about breaking even at the end of every month, newly-released research has shown.
According to uSwitch.com, th…
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One in every ten UK employees want to work more hours than they are currently being offered.
Research by the Office for National Statistics has dis…
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Some families are considering cancelling Christmas because of the expense associated with the festive period.
Research conducted by Family Action h…
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Self-employed individuals are the most likely to be dependent on credit.
This is according to research carried out by the Personal Finance Research…
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One of the major problems that has affected consumers with tight budgets in recent years has been the way domestic energy prices have risen. For those…
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