UK personal debt stands at £1.4tn
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…
IVA use has ‘increased significantly’ since 2005
There has been a steady increase in the number of people turning to Individual Voluntary Arrangements (I…
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Youngsters ‘need financial education’ to avoid debt worries
Financial education has to start at a young age if Britons are going to be able to manage their own monetary situation.
This is the opinion of Trac…
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UK weekly expenditure rose in 2011
Average UK weekly expenditure rose to £483.60 in 2011.
This is according to Family Spending – the annual report from the Office for National …
23% of Britons struggling to break even at end of month
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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10m UK households feeling financial squeeze
More than ten million households in the UK are feeling the financial squeeze.
The Which? Squeezometer has revealed that 39 per cent are struggling …
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Underemployment affecting one-in-ten UK workers
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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Families ‘consider cancelling expensive Christmas’
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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