The cost of living crisis has been the biggest shock of our generation, we’ve seen bills for essentials like energy and food costs soar and wages fail to keep up.
And when that happens there’s only one result – crushing debt. 13 million people in the UK are now weighed down by debt, that’s one in four. And without government action, the debt is going nowhere. Angela from East London says it best,
“The government needs to know that debt is driving people to death.”
But across the UK, hundreds of people who know what it’s like to experience the daily stress of being in debt have come together to write the Together Against Debt People’s Manifesto – with three key demands for what they want to see changed.
These are the demands:
- Fair debt solutions so everyone can have a fresh start.
- To be treated with dignity, and protected from exploitation and harassment by creditors, debt collectors and bailiffs.
- An end to people being pushed into debt just to pay for the food, energy and housing they need.
Want to know more? Read the short Together Against Debt – People’s Manifesto here.
The longer document with added polling, commentary and policy detail is available here.