Eastbourne MP Caroline Ansell is supporting a new scheme called Breathing Spaces to help families in debt regain control of their finances.
The rise in personal borrowing has led to mounting concern that households who get into debt need safer ways to manage financial difficulties.
To help combat the issue, Mrs Ansell has joined calls in Parliament to introduce the Breathing Space scheme that would offer people seeking debt advice a 12-month legal protection from mounting interest, charges and enforcement action.
It would build on protections already offered under the Debt Arrangement Scheme in Scotland, which has made sure that families sticking to an affordable repayment plan agreed with their creditors are not harried or ha…
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