Posts Tagged ‘statistics’

Unemployed debt rising fast – may pose problems for recovery

by on February 2nd, 2011

Retired and unemployed debt-worriers have seen their debt rise in the last five years, as a proportion of income. Employed and self-employed people had less of a debt burden in 2010 than they did in 2005.

Unemployed debt rising fast enough to prove a real burden when they re-enter employment.

2010: unsecured debt amongst poorest households goes up

by on January 26th, 2011

In 2010 only in Britain’s poorest households did the unsecured debt/take home pay ratio rise. Data from ClearDebt sample of more than 59,000 people with debt worries.

Home owners and personal debt.

by on January 24th, 2011

Negative equity is a big problem for Britain’s highest earning debt worriers and fewer people can rely on adding to their mortgage to fund credit card debt.

Debt. Always with us?

by on January 19th, 2011

ClearDebt take another look into the their debtor database and show their findings on how long it takes people to pay their debts, including some extreme examples such as the person who would need 694 years to become debt free

Are people in debt the poorest in society already?

by on January 11th, 2011

A look at more than 60, nearly enquiries made to ClearDebt shows that the less you earn, the more you are likely to have debt problems – but that significant debt problems exist at any level of income – even the highest.

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