Advisers paid 21000 average for helping struggling debtors – Irish Times

Personal insolvency practitioners were paid 557,807 for advising people struggling with overall debts that totalled 397 million under the State-funded Abhaile financial aid scheme for the final three months of 2016. A previously unpublished analysis of the scheme, run through the Money Advice and Budgeting Service (Mabs), shows that the average payment made to the…

Advisers paid 21000 average for aiding struggling debtors – Irish Times

Personal insolvency practitioners were paid 557,807 for advising people struggling with overall debts totalling 397 million under the State-funded Abhaile financial aid scheme for the final three months of 2016. A previously unpublished analysis of the scheme, run through the Money Advice and Budgeting Service (Mabs), shows that the average payment made to the personal…

Dundee businessman declared bankrupt after firm collapses with £500000 debts – Evening Telegraph

A prominent Dundee businessman whose firm collapsed with the loss of dozens of jobs has been declared bankrupt after running up debts of more than £500,000. Hermann Twickler, 47, was placed into full administration following an action by the Accountancy in Bankruptcy service. Mr Twickler, a German national, ran companies including PressureFab an offshore container…

Quarter Of North East Adults Feel Impact Of Personal Finance Concerns On Mental Health – North East Connected (press release) (subscription)

Over a quarter of adults in the North East say the state of their personal or household finances is having a negative impact on their mental health and wellbeing. New research by insolvency and restructuring trade body R3 and ComRes found that 27% of adults living across the region selected money issues as a cause…