Debt
‘I’m happy to pay for uni, but I’ll never clear my debt’: Graduates hit out at student loans crisis
‘I’m happy to pay for uni, but I’ll never clear my debt’: Graduates hit out at student loans crisis
Even with a well-paid graduate job, George’s student loan keeps climbing. Like millions of others, he is tens of thousands of pounds in debt.
How to make 2026 the year you get out of debt
How to make 2026 the year you get out of debt
Vikki Brownridge, chief executive of StepChange, writes about the importance of asking for help if you are struggling with debt
Millions of Brits are going without food and heating to improve their credit score
Millions of Brits are going without food and heating to improve their credit score
An estimated 6.4 million people are going without basics because of fears around their credit score, according to the Centre for Responsible Credit
Trump wants to cap credit card interest rates at 10%. Will it really work?
Trump wants to cap credit card interest rates at 10%. Will it really work?
Customers don’t want Thames Water to be saved with a debt deal – they want it to be nationalised
Customers don’t want Thames Water to be saved with a debt deal – they want it to be nationalised
Disability benefit claimants at risk of poverty because of ‘poor service’ from DWP, MPs warn
Disability benefit claimants at risk of poverty because of ‘poor service’ from DWP, MPs warn
EastEnders star Cheryl Fergison: ‘People think you’ve got loads of money when you’re on TV’
EastEnders star Cheryl Fergison: ‘People think you’ve got loads of money when you’re on TV’
What could – and should – be in Labour’s long-awaited child poverty strategy?
What could – and should – be in Labour’s long-awaited child poverty strategy?
Reeves’ budget offers positive steps for those struggling with debts – but there’s still a way to go
Reeves’ budget offers positive steps for those struggling with debts – but there’s still a way to go
Africa’s first G20 must put debt justice at the heart of the inequality agenda
Africa’s first G20 must put debt justice at the heart of the inequality agenda
How Fair for You’s Shopping Card Loan is helping people face down debt
How Fair for You’s Shopping Card Loan is helping people face down debt
Ofgem’s plan to write off £500m of energy debt is welcome – but it’s not enough to solve the crisis
Ofgem’s plan to write off £500m of energy debt is welcome – but it’s not enough to solve the crisis
Hundreds of thousands of vulnerable Brits to have energy bill debt written off
Hundreds of thousands of vulnerable Brits to have energy bill debt written off
Bailiffs tried taking my kids’ toys over council tax debt – people shouldn’t have to go through this
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
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
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’
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
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
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?
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
‘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
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 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
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
