An online trivia game awards cash to help students pay off up to $50000 of debt — and they don’t even have to play – Business Insider Australia

College affordability has recently become the preeminent issue in higher education, as student debt figures have hit staggering levels. Student loan debt exceeds other types of consumer debt in the US, like car loans and credit card debt, reaching $1.279 trillion as of the third quarter of 2016. And while lawmakers and student advocates look…

Community leaders slam debt advice cuts | Leek Post & Times – Leek Post & Times

Comments (0) Community leaders have called plans to cut funding for debt advice and benefit services “foolhardy” and “retrograde”. Staffordshire County Council had agreed to end the council’s £439,000-a-year contribution to the countywide debt, benefit and consumer advice service provided by the Citizens’ Advice Bureau (CAB). The decision to end the subsidy was approved by the…