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Personal insolvencies increase by 11% driven by debt relief orders

Growing demand for debt relief orders (DROs) is driving insolvency rates.

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Change to bankruptcy guidelines on vehicles

If you go bankrupt and it’s essential you have a vehicle, the permitted value of that vehicle has increased.

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Calls for the next government to tackle record levels of energy debt

More than six million households in energy arrears.

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New changes to debt relief orders

Find out what big changes have been made to debt relief orders.

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Changes to debt relief orders already making a real difference to the financially vulnerable and will be boosted by further changes

Find out about changes to debt relief orders from this Friday which will make more people eligible for support

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Buy now, pay later firm Laybuy collapses into administration

Find out what this means if you’re one of 300,000 people in the UK who’ve used Laybuy.

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Unsecured household debt set to rise by £1,600 this year

The TUC has predicted a steep rise in unsecured household debt.

Image of the tour de france. Bradley Wiggins faces bankruptcy - find out why and what it means

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Sir Bradley Wiggins is declared bankrupt. Find out about bankruptcy and what it means for your money

Sir Bradley Wiggins, the eight-time Olympic medal winner, has been declared bankrupt after falling into financial difficulty.

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HSBC fined millions for poor treatment of customers in financial difficulty

HSBC has been fined more than £6m for failing to help struggling customers. Find out how lenders are supposed to help if you're experiencing financial difficulties.

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DRO numbers reach record high after fee scrapped

New figures show scrapping the DRO fee has resulted in more people getting crucial debt help. We're now asking the government to go a step further to help domestic abuse survivors in debt.