Tomorrow is being billed as D-Day for debt because charities say it is the busiest day of the year for people to seek help with money worries.
But its not overspending devastating the lives of thousands of people, it is basic household bills council tax, rent, energy and water.
We owe 19BILLION in arrears on these essentials, according to Citizens Advice.
Figures from the charity show the top day in the past two years for people seeking debt advice face to face and online was January 31. Last year, 2,762 contacted Citizens Advice on the final day of this depressing month.
Gillian Guy, Chief Executive at Citizens Advice, said: There is always a surge in demand for our debt advice towards the second half of January.
And, like every month…
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