Consumers `failing to protect themselves from income loss`

27 November 2008
A significant number of UK adults are leaving themselves vulnerable to financial problems, potentially including high-level debt, by failing to secure insurance for loss of earnings or illness.... read more »

Debt levels high; confidence levels low

9 December 2008
The latest figures from Nationwide show that consumer confidence fell in November.... read more »

Mortgage payment holidays `may leave people in more debt`

8 January 2009
Government-backed deferred payment schemes and mortgage payment holidays may end up leaving homeowners in greater debt, according to one expert.... read more »

Loans: interest on personal debt ‘nearly £100bn’

21 January 2009
Annual interest on UK personal debt is approaching the £100bn mark, new figures from uSwitch.com have revealed.... read more »

High levels of debt ‘remain a serious issue’

16 February 2009
Official interest rates may have dropped sharply, but high levels of debt are still a serious issue for many households.... read more »

Response to the Budget: too much debt

29 April 2009
Most people are concerned about the level of debt the country is now carrying, according to a recent survey by Opinium Research, carried out on the day of the Budget, April 22nd.... read more »

Recovery `hampered by high household debt`

2 June 2009
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has warned that Britain`s economic recovery is being slowed by high levels of household debt.... read more »

Recovery `hampered by high household debt`

2 June 2009
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has warned that Britain`s economic recovery is being slowed by high levels of household debt.... read more »

Personal debt in the UK `still shockingly high`

4 September 2009
Personal debt in the UK is still `shockingly high` - writes Merryn Somerset Webb, editor of Money Week - yet the `assumption is that, as the global economy starts to recover, we`ll get our credit cards out and head back to the shops`.... read more »

Personal debt levels `holding back economic recovery`

21 September 2009
Economic growth is being held back by the numbers of people repaying debt rather than spending money, according to Bank of England Governor Mervyn King.... read more »

Can I repay my personal/family debts with a debt management plan?

10 December 2009
If you have borrowed money from a member of your family - rather than a registered lender - you may be wondering whether this debt would be included in the debt management plan.... read more »