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EXPLAINED: Stepchange - The Real Truth

High levels of debt on essential UK bills are the ‘new normal’, warn campaigners

Average arrears for housing, utilities and council tax for low-income households all rose last year

The Guardian - UK

Two in five people ‘expect finances to worsen in year ahead’

Nearly 4,000 people visited StepChange’s website on Christmas Day, and January 5 was the charity’s busiest day in more than a year.

The Independent UK

Households urged to take action ahead of October 1 energy price rise

The energy price cap will rise by 2% from Wednesday for a typical household in England, Scotland and Wales.

The Independent UK

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Rise in energy prices leaves 1m UK households behind on bills

Energy debts have more than doubled in last 12 years, finds report, as Ofgem signals it will raise cap on bills

The Guardian - UK

Cost of living crisis sees household energy debt triple in 10 years

More than 1 million customers are falling behind on their electricity bills with no repayment plan in place

The Independent UK

British household energy debt triples in a decade – report

Close to a million electricity and a million gas customers were now behind on their bills, Resolution Foundation research suggested.

Evening Standard

Ways to avoid buy now, pay later problems highlighted by charity

StepChange Debt Charity has suggested some ways that borrowers can manage BNPL products ahead of changes next year.

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Martin Lewis welcomes plans to consult on fairer council tax debt collection

The consumer champion said he hopes that the consultation ‘could be the start of changing things’.

Evening Standard

Gen Z and young millennials battling ‘negative wealth’ as debt burden grows

Young people whose debts outweigh their assets are at risk of experiencing blighted earnings, and even poorer health

The Guardian - UK

Arrears on household bills surge 25% among those in debt – charity

The StepChange debt charity said its average client was £3,911 in arrears on household bills, up from £3,124 in 2023.

The Independent UK

‘My partner’s crazy spending ruined me’: the ugly truth about coerced debt

Charity calls for banking industry to take totally new approach over type of financial abuse that leaves victims saddled with unpayable debts

The Guardian - UK

Home repossessions increase but mortgage arrears on ‘downward trend’

While pressures remain, the challenges of higher interest rates and cost-of-living increases have started to ease, UK Finance said.

The Independent UK

Two in five adults expect their financial situation to worsen in 2025 – survey

Women were particularly likely to say they were worrying more about money now than a year ago, StepChange Debt Charity research found.

Evening Standard

Government under pressure on economy as British households anticipate worsening finances

CBI warns that businesses plan to cut jobs and raise prices while debt charity says millions are ‘facing worries’

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Evening Standard

‘Cruel and archaic’ prison threats over council tax must end – charities

A letter calls for ‘the removal of the unjustified sanction of imprisonment for non-payment of council tax in England’ to be set in motion.

The National (Scotland)

One in four Scots will struggle to afford Christmas this year, research shows

ONE in four people in Scotland will struggle to afford Christmas this year, with more than one in 12 relying on credit to cover the cost.

Evening Standard

Home repossessions jumped annually in the third quarter of 2024

Monthly mortgage payments have been ‘eating up’ a much larger proportion of incomes, debt help charity StepChange said.

Evening Standard

London rental crisis: rents in the capital break a new record once again

The market remains ‘out of balance and difficult for tenants’ says Rightmove, as charity sounds the alarm over debt

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The Independent UK

Renting scandal deepens as prices hit record high while almost half live in unfit homes

Almost half of private renters in England are living in homes that are cold, damp or mouldy, even in the summer

The Independent UK

Rents hit new records with 17 inquiries per property – Rightmove

The market remains ‘out of balance and difficult for tenants’, the website said.

The Guardian - UK

Alarm at growing number of working people in UK ‘struggling to make ends meet’

UK debt advice charity warns that cost of living crisis and higher rents are pushing younger full-time workers into difficulties

The Guardian - UK

Government agencies and councils ‘more aggressive than banks’ over debt

Financial advice groups tell MPs rigid enforcement by central and local government is compounding problems for people in arrears

The National (Scotland)

Quarter of Scots expected to struggle to afford Christmas this year

ONE in four people in Scotland will struggle to afford Christmas this year, according to a new report.

The Guardian - UK

‘We had no money’: desperate UK public increasingly turning to pawnbrokers to make ends meet

Financial Conduct Authority says cost of living crisis has sparked a 25% rise in number of new loans over past year

The Independent UK

59% of disabled people ‘say living costs making them feel financially unstable’

One in eight disabled people said they had contacted debt advice charities about money worries in the previous 12 months, according to Creditspring.

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