CASH-STRAPPED households struggling to make ends meet are about to reach crisis point, warns a charity.
Citizens Advice Halton expects the last day in January to be the years busiest day for debt advice.
Latest figures reveals that on 31 January, 2017, the charity helped 2,800 people, 30 per cent above the daily average.
Citizens Advice Halton is expecting more than 250 people to seek advice on debt this month.
The charity provides help on a wide variety of financial issues including council tax arrears, credit card debt, rent arrears and unsecured loans.
Chief officer Hitesh Patel said: There is a surge in demand for our debt advice towards the second half of January.
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