Monthly Debt News looks at debts and the causes of debts in Britain from various sources selected for professionals to make the debt sector simple. This month’s Debt News in the new year includes the UK’s child poverty highest among the wealthiest nations, rent arrears high in many northern council tenancies, 28% of southern water companies going to service their debts,   Dutch firm challenge ULEZ fine in High Court, Labour considers student loan right off for NHS workers and bitesize stats to get an overview of the causes of debts in Britain. You can also catch up with previous Debt Talk podcasts if you have missed them.  ——————— Debt News ——————— Child poverty levels in the UK worst among world’s richest nations, UNICEF report finds Child income poverty rates in the United Kingdom were the highest among the world's richest countries, a report by U.N. children's agency UNICEF said, ranking bottom of the table for changes in those rates in the past decade. More here: Link ...

(Aug 2023) Monthly Debt News looks at debts and the causes of debts in Britain from various sources selected for professionals to make the debt sector simple. This month’s Debt News includes: the cost of living increase in shoplifting, families struggle with the cost of child care, a rise in the number of clients seeking breathing space, a man in debt for driving in London’s low emission zone, student debt 3 times high in England than Scotland and car repossession rise. Finally, bite-size stats on insolvencies, Breathing Space registration, crisis due to food cost and disqualification of directors by insolvency services . ——————— ——————— The cost of living crisis sees supermarket shoplifting SOAR by 75% Desperate Brits are resorting to pinching essentials as data shows police saw as much as a 75% hike in shoplifting reports - use our interactive map to see how your area was affected. Shoplifting callouts to supermarkets rose by as much as 75% last year as the cost of living crisis saw ...