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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Josie Clarke

Citizens Advice warning as many turn to buy-now-pay-later to fund Christmas

More than a quarter of UK adults say they are likely to use buy-now-pay-later (BNPL) to help ease spending over the festive period, Citizens Advice has found.

The charity said it was braced to provide debt support in the New Year as some 28% of consumers – the equivalent of 15.1 million people – plan to use the unregulated credit for Christmas spending, rising to 56% of parents with primary school-age children.

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