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…
DetailsTHE 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…
DetailsEIGHTY-SEVEN people from the Mackay Region has filed for bankruptcy or started personal insolvency activity in the December quarter of 2016. Of the 87, 52 filed for bankruptcy and 32 started a debt agreement and personal insolvency with debtors the new figures released by Australian Financial Security Authority. The dismal statistics show people are struggling…
DetailsThe proportion of first-home buyers relying on help from their parents to enter the property market has more than doubled since the 1970s, helping keep steady the size of loans relative to the value of dwellings, Reserve Bank of Australia research shows. In a provocative speech by Reserve Bank assistant governor Luci Ellis, the Reserve…
DetailsThe Star Entertainment Group has confirmed what everyone in the gaming industry knew the minute Chinese authorities arrested 18 Crown Resorts staff three months ago. The world’s most lucrative source of gaming revenue was suddenly off limits and casinos could no longer rely so much on the private jet-loads of high-rollers flocking to casinos in…
DetailsMinnesota legislators are attempting again to address rising levels of student debt. Both the Senate and House will be receiving bills similar to the tax credit proposal included in the failed 2016 tax bill. Provisions in that bill would have provided tax credits of up to $1,000 for college graduates paying off student loans. On…
DetailsRomance might be in the air this month, but in a world of growing credit card debt, loans and big mortgages, money problems for couples can be a relationship deal breaker. A survey by Relationships Australia highlighted that financial stress was one of the key negative influences on a couples relationship, with disagreements about money…
DetailsThe way Eddie Howe made a career in professional football as a player and as a manager has been dependent on the manner hes gone about his business. Often described as obsessive, head-driven and ambitious, his inspiration to live by these qualities comes from the delight he takes in defying the odds. As a player,…
DetailsThe church’s national body unanimously passed a motion urging the government to bring forward proposals to reduce the amount gamblers can stake on a single game from £100 to £2. Around 35,000 fixed-odds betting terminals (FOBTs), or B2 machines, are found in betting shops across the UK, on which gamblers can stake a maximum of…
DetailsCredit up to $1,000 for those paying 10% of income on student loans. Minnesota Senator Jeremy Miller (R-Winona) has introduced a bill that he believes will help a group that is often overlooked in the college-affordability discussion. Senate File 941 is a tax credit of up to $1,000 for those individuals paying at least 10…
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