General Article A look at the lives of half a million people in debt in the UK

Topic Selected: Money Matters
This article is 7 years old. Click here to view the latest articles for this topic.

Demand for debt advice

The highest demand, both in absolute terms and relative to population, came from London. 102,133 people from the capital sought debt assistance in 2016, the equivalent of 118 people per 10,000.

The next highest level of demand compared to population came from the North East, where we advised 132 clients per 10,000.

In 2016 there were 3.3 million visits to the charity’s website, an increase of more than 100% over five years.

What debts do people have?

The average debt of...

Would you like to see the rest of this article and all the other benefits that Issues Online can provide with?

Sign up now for a no obligation FREE TRIAL and view the entire collection