Third of people with debt problems staying quiet
Third of people with debt problems staying quiet
- Tuesday, 6 April 2010Many people with
debt problems are having huge trouble finding
debt solutions and have not even been able to confide in their partner.
That is according to research from the insolvency trade body the R3, which has shown that a third of people struggling to
get out of debt keep the extent of their financial difficulties to themselves.
More than a fifth are unsure where to turn for
debt advice and a similar proportion are unable even to open their bills.
R3 president Peter Sargent reiterated experts' advice to seek
debt help as early as possible so as to avoid unmanageable
debt problems, bemoaning the stigma that accompanies indebtedness.
"Even after a long recession people are still terrified to 'own up' to
debt problems," he said.
"We know there is a group who are not addressing their financial problems and can't even come clean to partners or family about them."
According to the industry expert, even those people who did eventually ask for
debt advice tended to wait for six months before looking for help.
Sargent recommends taking professional
debt advice from insolvency practitioners.

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