Almost a quarter of adults (23.8%) living in the Derry and Strabane District Council area are living in debt.
This is a staggering 7.7% more than the national average – and means most households are dealing with serious debt.
This is in line with figures from across Northern Ireland which show that 1 in 5 people in Northern Ireland are struggling with debt – worse than anywhere else in the UK.
The figures, which were released by Citizens Advice, come as it launches a new Debt Advice Service.
It aims to help the 26,000 people who are seeking debt help across the North.
The figures also show that disposable household incomes are £2,889 lower here than the UK average and despite more people in NI savin…
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