THE GOVERNMENT is being urged to put a ‘Breathing Space’ scheme into place to help people who are mired in debt.
Leeds North West MP Greg Mulholland has joined calls in parliament for the introduction of the scheme which is supported by The Childrens Society and StepChange Debt Charity. Under the proposals people seeking debt advice would be given a 12-month legal protection from mounting interest, charges and enforcement action. The scheme would build on protections 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 hassled for the duration of that plan.
Mr Mulholland said: “It can’t be righ…
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