Supporting people in problem debt: Priorities for the new Government
It’s been a difficult few years for household finances. Rising living costs, the pandemic and a housing emergency have resulted in over a quarter of UK adults struggling to cope financially. We’re calling for the new Government to place financial security at the heart of its legislative agenda over the next parliamentary session.
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Too close to home: Campaigning for better outcomes for victim-survivors of economic abuse and coerced debt
Our national polling finds that 3% of the UK adult population – 1.6 million people – has experienced coerced debt at the hands of a current or former, family member or friend in the last 12 months. Coerced debt is a form of economic abuse where the perpetrator coerces a victim-survivor into debt, for example by making them take out credit against their wishes. Our new policy report, ‘Too close to home’, calls for collaboration led by government and across multiple sectors, including debt advice, to come together and improve outcomes for victim-survivors.
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