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Store cards and buy now, pay later debt landed this single mum in court. What if there was another way?
Buy now, pay later

Store cards and buy now, pay later debt landed this single mum in court. What if there was another way?

As the government sets out to end the ‘wild west’ of buy now pay later loans, an ethical lender says it has an alternative to the cycle of debt

I got a loan to help me pay for my dad’s funeral. The interest sent me spiralling into debt
Finances

I got a loan to help me pay for my dad’s funeral. The interest sent me spiralling into debt

A lack of affordable credit means millions of Brits are forced to take out extortionate payday loans

Michael Sheen on writing off £1m of people’s debts: ‘Just stopping the bad guys is not enough’
TV

Michael Sheen on writing off £1m of people’s debts: ‘Just stopping the bad guys is not enough’

Ahead of Michael Sheen’s Secret One Million Pound Giveaway on Channel 4, the actor has given exclusive interview to Big Issue about using his own money to settle the debts of hundreds of people – and why he’s taking on the politicians

How the crisis of affordable credit is endangering the UK’s most vulnerable
Virraj Jatania

How the crisis of affordable credit is endangering the UK’s most vulnerable

I was in a violent relationship. I wouldn’t have got free without financial help
Financial inclusion

I was in a violent relationship. I wouldn’t have got free without financial help

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Got debt? Don’t suffer in silence. Here’s how to get help 
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Got debt? Don’t suffer in silence. Here’s how to get help 

Checking your credit score is easy – and it can save you money
Money

Checking your credit score is easy – and it can save you money

Campaigners urge financial watchdog to cap credit card costs to slash debt
Money

Campaigners urge financial watchdog to cap credit card costs to slash debt

High-cost credit complaints are up by 130 per cent this year
Money

High-cost credit complaints are up by 130 per cent this year

A financial watchdog has released high-cost credit figures for the first time
Money

A financial watchdog has released high-cost credit figures for the first time

If banks can have their debt cancelled, why can’t the rest of us?
Money

If banks can have their debt cancelled, why can’t the rest of us?

Where should Wonga customers turn for credit after the firm’s collapse?
Money

Where should Wonga customers turn for credit after the firm’s collapse?

A new tool gives those in debt complete access to their financial history
Money

A new tool gives those in debt complete access to their financial history

Experts back rental exchange in call for data to boost credit scores
Money

Experts back rental exchange in call for data to boost credit scores