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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Hilary Osborne

Record 6.7m people in Britain are in financial difficulty, warns debt charity

A calculator displays the word 'help' as it rests on a pile of utility bills
Debt Justice said 13% of adults had missed three or more credit or bill payments in the last six months, a figure rising to 29% among 18- to 24-year-olds. Photograph: Tommaso Altamura/Alamy

A record 6.7 million people in Britain are in financial difficulty, a campaign group has claimed, as the cost of living crisis pushes more households into debt.

A survey for Debt Justice found that 13% of adults had missed three or more credit or bill payments in the last six months, a figure that rose to 29% among 18- to 24-year-olds and a quarter of 25- to 34-year-olds.

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