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Many Plymouth residents are still facing a daily struggle with debt despite the UK’s gradual economic recovery and a fall in the number of people seeking advice, a leading debt charity has warned.

Figures released today by StepChange Debt Charity show that 804 people in the Plymouth area called its helpline for advice in the first half of 2015 with average debts of £11,358. After they...

Increasing numbers of people in the Plymouth area are struggling with debt and are only just able to meet their living costs, according to new figures released today by StepChange Debt Charity. During 2014, the charity’s helpline was contacted by 1653 people from the Plymouth postcode area, compared to 1456 in 2013, a rise of 14%1.

Household budgets have shown slight signs of...

A new survey, commissioned by StepChange Debt Charity, reveals that many people are underestimating the seriousness of their debt problems.

Although 15 million people in Britain are showing some sign of problem debt, over a quarter of these remain unconcerned.

The survey, conducted for the charity by YouGov, asked participants questions about the kinds of debt issues they...