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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Josie Clarke

‘2.3 million UK households missed an essential payment in January’

PA Wire

Some 2.3 million UK households missed an essential payment last month, up from 1.9 million in December, figures suggest.

However the figure for January – when missed payments for mortgage, rent, loans, credit cards and other bills typically peak – is similar to those from the past two years, according to the Which? Consumer Insight Tracker.

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