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November, 2008

• Inflation not the same for everyone [28/11/2008]
  Inflation may have stood at 4.5% in October, but different age groups are effectively facing an inflation rate of anywhere
• Debt: supermarkets enter festive price war [28/11/2008]
  Three of the UK’s leading supermarkets have all promised price cuts ahead of the festive period, as the financial crisis
• Deflation ‘increases the debt burden’ [28/11/2008]
  Deflation isn’t just bad for the economy, The Telegraph reports – it also increases the burden of debt.
• People with children `have higher debt levels` [28/11/2008]
  Adults who have had children are more indebted than their childless counterparts, it has been suggested.
• Credit cards: data to be shared on people at risk of debt problems [26/11/2008]
  A number of credit card companies are getting together to share information on consumers who may be at risk of
• Pensioner debt rises, figures suggest [25/11/2008]
  Debt among pensioners has risen, according to new figures.
• Debt problems `can be caused by failures to understand loan terms` [25/11/2008]
  People can run into financial difficulty as a result of not understanding the terms under which money is being borrowed,
• Low-income families at risk of Christmas debt [24/11/2008]
  A charity has warned that low-income families who rely on credit to fund their festive period could face a ‘debt
• When do I need debt advice? [24/11/2008]
  Not all debt is bad debt. Loans, overdrafts and credit card balances are all forms of debt – and used
• Women feeling the "financial squeeze" [24/11/2008]
  Many women are likely to be experiencing greater stress then men during the credit crunch because they take more responsibility
• Fuel poverty `affects 5.4 million households` [21/11/2008]
  Fuel poverty affects around 5.4 million households in the UK and is a problem that is increasing in prevalence, it
• Money worries `overtake terrorism as primary concern` [21/11/2008]
  Money troubles, potentially including debt problems, have overtaken terrorism as the issue considered to be the most important facing Britain.
• Some Scottish house prices still rising [20/11/2008]
  Amidst economic gloom and high levels of personal debt, house prices in some areas of Scotland still rose in the
• Energy suppliers biggest profits from poor [20/11/2008]
  Consumer Focus, the new consumer watchdog, has claimed that energy companies are making their biggest profits from poor customers with
• Rise in bankruptcies and IVAs [20/11/2008]
  There were 27,087 individual insolvencies in the third quarter of 2008 – 8.8% more than in the second quarter.
• Supermarket price rises far above inflation [20/11/2008]
  The latest inflation report from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) shows that the average cost of a weekly shop
• Simplified IVA plans withdrawn [20/11/2008]
  The Insolvency Service has withdrawn plans for the ‘SIVA’ (Simplified Individual Voluntary Arrangement).
• Elderly facing high inflation [20/11/2008]
  Elderly people in the UK are facing a rate of inflation that exceeds the average.
• Interest-only mortgage gap `on the rise` [20/11/2008]
  There is a substantial and growing mortgage gap on interest-only home loans, it has been suggested.
• Heating plans `could help struggling pensioners` [19/11/2008]
  A proposed crackdown on energy bills could help pensioners struggling with their personal finances, it has been suggested.
• Bachelors forced to spend more [17/11/2008]
  People who live by themselves find it more difficult to save money, an expert has said.
• Bankruptcy increases by 7% [17/11/2008]
  The number of consumers in England and Wales facing bankruptcy increased by seven per cent during the third quarter of
• Finances causing women sleepless nights [14/11/2008]
  Financial concerns, potentially including debt problems, are causing women sleepless nights, a new survey has revealed.
• Christmas spending slowdown expected [13/11/2008]
  Christmas spending is expected to stagnate this year, as consumers look to protect their finances and avoid getting into debt
• Christmas spending will fall [13/11/2008]
  Christmas spending in the UK will fall by 2.6% to £10.6bn this year, a new report suggests, as the economic
• Credit cards: UK interest rates almost double US rates [13/11/2008]
  The average British credit card is charging interest at 17.6% – up from 16.8% a year ago, and almost twice
• Recession to last well into 2009 [13/11/2008]
  The Bank of England has said that the UK economy has “probably” entered a recession in the middle of 2008,
• Unemployment `on the up` [13/11/2008]
  The number of people without work in the UK is increasing, new figures suggest.
• Consumers lying about finances [12/11/2008]
  More than one-third of UK consumers have lied to a partner, friend or relation about the state of their finances,
• Financial pressures `will see consumers hold back at Christmas` [11/11/2008]
  Due to the financial pressures being felt in the UK currently, many consumers are planning on reining in their festive
• Rise in bankruptcies revealed [10/11/2008]
  There has been an increase in the number of consumers in the UK who are going bankrupt, it has been
• AA urges public wholesale petrol prices [07/11/2008]
  The AA (Automobile Association) has urged the Government to publish tables of wholesale petrol prices in an attempt to encourage
• Consumers ‘could expect to see full benefits’ of rate cuts [07/11/2008]
  Consumers could expect to see full benefits of any cut to the Bank of England’s base rate, the prime minister’s
• Banks ‘increasing overdraft charges’ [07/11/2008]
  New research by Moneysupermarket.com for The Telegraph has shown that some lenders have increased their overdraft charges recently – a
• Nearly half of young mortgage holders `need help from family` [07/11/2008]
  In order to get on to the property ladder and secure a mortgage, nearly half of homeowners under the age
• Disposable incomes `falling` [06/11/2008]
  The disposable incomes of UK consumers have declined significantly over recent years, new figures reveal.
• People in debt `should be helped to help themselves` [05/11/2008]
  Consumers who run up high-level debts should be given the opportunity to sort out their finances themselves, a charity has
• Consumers `likely to be under pressure at Christmas` [05/11/2008]
  British consumers are likely to experience problems with their personal finances over the festive period this year because present conditions
• More Scots with extreme credit card debts, charity reports [05/11/2008]
  More consumers in Scotland are reporting financial problems such as extreme credit card debts, it has emerged.
• Britain "addicted to debt", politician states [04/11/2008]
  The UK is "addicted to debt", a leading politician has said.
• Consumers ‘repaying debt from last Christmas’ [03/11/2008]
  A new survey has shown that one in four people who ran up debts through their Christmas spending last year
• Brown: Banks must make loans available [03/11/2008]
  Gordon Brown and Alistair Darling have stated that they expect banks to make credit available to consumers and businesses.
• Workers `missing out on pension money` [03/11/2008]
  A significant number of workers in the UK are missing out on money by failing to take opportunities available to
• Abbey cuts mortgage rates [03/11/2008]
  In news which may be welcomed by consumers concerned about falling into arrears with their mortgage repayments, a lender has
• Christmas savings schemes `good way to stay debt free` [03/11/2008]
  Investing in a Christmas savings scheme is a good way of remaining debt free over the festive season, it has

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