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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Jess Clark

More UK households are turning to high-cost lenders, says charity

A man looks at the Amigo Loans website on his iPad
Amigo plans to launch a new brand, RewardRate, offering a personal loan with an annual interest rate of 49.9%. Photograph: M4OS Photos/Alamy

Struggling UK households are turning to high-cost lenders in growing numbers as the cost of living crisis leaves them unable to pay their bills, anti-poverty charities have warned.

It comes as the subprime lender Amigo, which has agreed to pay compensation to customers sold unaffordable loans, revealed plans to launch using a new brand called RewardRate. It wants to offer a personal loan with an annual interest rate of 49.9% and a guarantor loan at 39.9%.

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