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More Brits are taking on credit card debt to deal with the cost of living. Here’s how to get help
Vikki Brownridge

More Brits are taking on credit card debt to deal with the cost of living. Here’s how to get help

Debt charity StepChange has revealed that more people are taking on credit card debt. Here’s why it it is happening and what needs to change

Poverty premium: Why it costs £736 a year more to be poor
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Poverty premium: Why it costs £736 a year more to be poor

One-in-ten low income households face a poverty premium of £736 or more each year, as food and energy costs surge

Debunking money myths: Does checking your credit score lower it?
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Debunking money myths: Does checking your credit score lower it?

Is there any truth behind concerns that checking your credit score will lower it? Big Issue asks the experts

There are 2.5 million people trapped in credit card debt in the UK. This is why it happens
Vikki Brownridge

There are 2.5 million people trapped in credit card debt in the UK. This is why it happens

Millions of Brits are going without food and heating to improve their credit score
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Millions of Brits are going without food and heating to improve their credit score

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Trump wants to cap credit card interest rates at 10%. Will it really work?
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Trump wants to cap credit card interest rates at 10%. Will it really work?

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?

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

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

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

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

High-cost credit complaints are up by 130 per cent this year
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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
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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?
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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?
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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
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A new tool gives those in debt complete access to their financial history

Britain’s financial watchdog has launched a high-cost credit crackdown
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Britain’s financial watchdog has launched a high-cost credit crackdown

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