Almost a quarter of Scots have borrowed from friends and family to get by, study suggests
Almost a quarter of Scots have borrowed money from family and friends just to cover day-to-day living costs, according to new research.
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Ofgem ‘must set ambitious vision’ for vulnerable energy customers
Ofgem has been urged to set out how it will better support vulnerable energy customers who fall behind on their bills.
Money: Take steps now to avoid New Year festive debt trap
PEOPLE are being tipped into debt by festive spending – which they could spend much of 2019 trying to pay off when bills thud on to doormats.
Increasing number of people struggling with fuel bills says debt charity
A DEBT help charity is seeing growing numbers of people falling behind with fuel bills and a resurgence in the proportion of clients with high-cost credit such as payday loans.
Many people are silently struggling with debts, survey finds
Nearly one in five people retiring in 2018 will still be in debt
Your money: How to give up your worst financial habits for good
WE'VE reached the halfway point in Stoptober as smokers up and down the country attempt to quit cigarettes.
Overdraft charges: All you need to know about the changes to Lloyds’ system
OVERDRAFT charges have caused many a headache for current account customers, whether it’s through busting your overdraft limit without realising it, or being hit with a big monthly bill.
Half of Scots have run out of cash before payday, study finds
MORE than half of Scots have run out of money before payday, according to a new report which found that debt is "just a fact of life" for most people.
Report warns household debt will reach record high of £15,000 by 2020
The average fifty-something owes more than they have in savings, says survey
THE average "squeezed" 50-something has more in debts than savings, a survey has found.