1 February, 2013
29 January, 2013
Office for National Statistics figures show that between 2006/2008 and 2008/2010 the percentage of individuals considering their financial debt a burden increased by 1.9 per cent.
29 January, 2013
Charity publishes independent evaluation of debt advice that shows that debt advice providers are delivering benefits to clients while increasing the number of people they help.
28 January, 2013
Charity calls on government to introduce 'license to enforce' in light of 38 per cent increase in problems with bailiffs being presented to bureaux.
25 January, 2013
Leading organisations issue responses to announcement of government's new rules for bailiffs.
25 January, 2013
Money Advice Trust estimates that this rise is partly down to the increasing use of bailiffs to collect debts owed to local authorities.
25 January, 2013
24 January, 2013
The energy sector and the UK Government must take immediate action to help Scots facing the hardship of fuel poverty, says Housing and Welfare Minister Margaret Burgess.
24 January, 2013
New report published by StepChange debt charity shows that interest takes up, on average, about 22 per cent of available funds after subtracting spending on essentials, such as food and transport, from the average after tax income.
23 January, 2013
[2013] EWCA Civ 6
23 January, 2013
New Consumer Debt and Money Q3 report shows that self-employed people are struggling under a debt burden over four times greater than those in full or part-time employment.
17 January, 2013
R3, Jobcentre Plus and the Insolvency Service release report which shows that over 100,000 people have been helped by a public sector and private partnership designed to provide ‘early warning’ of pending redundancies.
17 January, 2013
Shelter publishes YouGov survey that shows that almost one in three adults, equivalent to 15 million people, say housing costs are causing stress and depression in their family.
9 January, 2013
Private rents cost more than 50 per cent of a family's monthly earnings in 23 out of the capital's 33 boroughs, reports bbc.co.uk.
9 January, 2013
Department for Communities and Local Government publishes statistics that include information on mortgage arrears, repossessions, court actions and orders, and the Mortgage Rescue Scheme.
4 January, 2013
Shelter research shows that the number of people struggling to pay their rent or mortgage each month has increased by 44 per cent over the past year, to 7.8 million people.
21 December, 2012
Office of Fair Trading has not had enough resource to regulate effectively or the right kinds of powers, says National Audit Office.
19 December, 2012
12 week consultation launched on quality standards within the debt advice sector in the UK.
18 December, 2012
[2012] EWCA Civ 1637
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