Debt

How Fair for You’s Shopping Card Loan is helping people face down debt 
Debt

How Fair for You’s Shopping Card Loan is helping people face down debt 

Fair For You offers people a safe way to borrow, and the control to pay back on their terms

Ofgem’s plan to write off £500m of energy debt is welcome – but it’s not enough to solve the crisis
Vikki Brownridge

Ofgem’s plan to write off £500m of energy debt is welcome – but it’s not enough to solve the crisis

The energy regulator Ofgem has today announced more details about its proposed Debt Relief Scheme. It’s welcome – but not sufficient, says StepChange boss Vikki Brownridge

Hundreds of thousands of vulnerable Brits to have energy bill debt written off
Energy debt

Hundreds of thousands of vulnerable Brits to have energy bill debt written off

Ofgem will write off up to £500 million in energy debt arrears for vulnerable customers. Households owe suppliers £4.4 billion

Debt trap nation: How England is failing homeless mothers and children
Katherine Brickell and Mel Nowicki

Debt trap nation: How England is failing homeless mothers and children

What could – and should – be in Labour’s long-awaited child poverty strategy?
Child poverty

What could – and should – be in Labour’s long-awaited child poverty strategy?

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Bailiffs tried taking my kids’ toys over council tax debt – people shouldn’t have to go through this
Council tax

Bailiffs tried taking my kids’ toys over council tax debt – people shouldn’t have to go through this

There’s a way to make the council tax system fairer – if only we had the will
Vikki Brownridge

There’s a way to make the council tax system fairer – if only we had the will

The government’s decision to regulate bailiff firms can’t come quickly enough
Vikki Brownridge

The government’s decision to regulate bailiff firms can’t come quickly enough

DWP taking cash back from benefit claimants it overpaid is ‘just like carer’s allowance scandal’
Benefits

DWP taking cash back from benefit claimants it overpaid is ‘just like carer’s allowance scandal’

I lived on a debt-stricken housing estate as an anthropologist – this is what I learned about poverty
Debt

I lived on a debt-stricken housing estate as an anthropologist – this is what I learned about poverty

We need to start treating gambling harm as a public health issue – here’s why
Dr Beccy Cooper

We need to start treating gambling harm as a public health issue – here’s why

A year of Labour: How has the Starmer government fared in helping people out of debt?
Vikki Brownridge

A year of Labour: How has the Starmer government fared in helping people out of debt?

‘Broken’ council tax system means millions of Brits face visit from bailiffs – but that’s set to change
Council tax

‘Broken’ council tax system means millions of Brits face visit from bailiffs – but that’s set to change

One in 10 Brits have no cash savings to fall back on – government action is vital
Vikki Brownridge

One in 10 Brits have no cash savings to fall back on – government action is vital

Kinship carers need financial support. Instead, we’re just left to get on with it
Kinship care

Kinship carers need financial support. Instead, we’re just left to get on with it

I carried the weight of my £60,000 debt alone. Then one conversation changed everything
Debt

I carried the weight of my £60,000 debt alone. Then one conversation changed everything

Buy now, pay later? Understanding the new rules, the risks and how it all works
Buy now, pay later

Buy now, pay later? Understanding the new rules, the risks and how it all works

Calls for a law change to protect survivors of domestic abuse left on the verge of financial ruin
Domestic abuse

Calls for a law change to protect survivors of domestic abuse left on the verge of financial ruin

Where to get free financial advice now – from benefits to budgeting
Money

Where to get free financial advice now – from benefits to budgeting

Covid left me thousands of pounds in debt – I was suicidal. Here’s how I turned things around
Debt

Covid left me thousands of pounds in debt – I was suicidal. Here’s how I turned things around

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

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How to get out of debt: Simple steps to go from red to black
Debt

How to get out of debt: Simple steps to go from red to black

How to break the payday loan cycle: Alternatives and resources
Payday loans

How to break the payday loan cycle: Alternatives and resources

Brits are uncomfortable talking about money and debt. Can comedy change that?
money

Brits are uncomfortable talking about money and debt. Can comedy change that?

For those still dealing with a post-Covid debt hangover, financial resilience is vital
Vikki Brownridge

For those still dealing with a post-Covid debt hangover, financial resilience is vital