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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Michael Savage Policy Editor

Alarm at growing number of working people in UK ‘struggling to make ends meet’

Advisers taking calls at StepChange in Leeds. The charity has seen a rise in the number of people seeking help.
Advisers taking calls at StepChange in Leeds. The charity has seen a rise in the number of people seeking help. Photograph: Christopher Thomond/The Guardian

A rising number of people in full-time work, including those in jobs such as nursing, have been seeking advice on debt, amid warnings that a growing cohort of younger workers is struggling to make ends meet.

Figures seen by the Observer suggest rising rents and the use of credit to cope with the cost of living crisis in recent years are driving more full-time workers to seek help.

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