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High-cost lenders 'exploit NHS workers on pandemic frontline'

Study claims thousands of mainly lower-paid workers have relied on loans charging up to 1,333% interest to survive

Published: 21 Feb 2021
Covid fallout has put one in four UK adults at financial risk, says FCA

Published: 11 Feb 2021

Ad ban for debt advice firms highlights problem of misleading claims

People can be drawn in by lead generators who pass on details to firms offering paid-for help

Published: 30 Jan 2021
More than half of UK households fear losing savings in Covid crisis

Many low-income families are struggling to pay bills in Covid crisis, survey reveals

Published: 23 Jan 2021
Nearly 9m people in UK increased their borrowing in 2020, says ONS

People, many among Britain’s poorest, have taken on more debt to cope with effects of pandemic

Published: 21 Jan 2021
Calls for Covid debt relief package as county court judgments soar

Record quarterly rise of 82,000 CCJs in England and Wales comes ahead of planned lifting of repossessions ban

Published: 13 Jan 2021

Business leader There is hope on the horizon, but high debt hangs over Britain's future

Borrowing has risen unsustainably during the pandemic among businesses, the government and consumers

Published: 27 Dec 2020

Published: 27 Dec 2020
Covid crisis watch New Covid variant and looming Brexit disruption deepen UK economic gloom

Our latest snapshot of key economic indicators show retail sales falling, job losses soaring, GDP growth and stock market stalling

Published: 23 Dec 2020
UK watchdog bans Klarna Covid shopping advert

Instagram campaign deemed ‘irresponsible’ for urging people to cheer themselves up via ‘buy now, pay later’ service

Published: 23 Dec 2020
840,000 private tenants in England and Wales could be behind on rent

Landlords’ group calls for more government help because of Covid ‘debt crisis’

Published: 21 Dec 2020

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