Debt Advice

With increasing numbers of council on the brink of declaring effective bankruptcy and increased Council Tax arrears, there is an urgent need to reform local government finance. In this briefing we set out our position and call for improvements in funding for councils, debt advice commissioning, and the Council Tax collection regime.

November 28, 2023

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CfRC and Debt Justice joint response to HM Treasury's proposals for the Statutory Debt Repayment Plan ('SDRP') calls for major revisions, including the incorporation of a mechanism to write down debts sold to debt collection agencies and for public scrutiny of the Standard Financial Statement 'trigger figures' used to determine how much debtors will need to pay back through the plans.

August 5, 2022

15

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We need urgent action to address Britain’s household debt crisis. Even before the Covid‑19 pandemic 7.2 million people (fourteen percent of the population) were heavily burdened by debt.

March 1, 2021

5

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