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Citizens Advice launches new website for young people to address debt related issues.
Last year young people under the age of 25 sought help from Citizens Advice on nearly three quarters of a million problems. One third of the 729,825 problems brought by under-25s between April 2009 and March 2010 to Citizens Advice were debt-related.
Personal loan debts were the single biggest issue brought by under-25s to Citizens Advice, increasing by 10% on 2009 to 30,646. Credit, store and charge card debt-related problems increased by 6% to 26,828 problems. Overdraft problems experienced a significant increase of 17% to 25,472 problems.
Citizens Advice has launched a new website, Advice for under 25s, which covers advice on debt, employment, housing and benefits.
For further information visit the Advice for under 25s website.
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Last year young people under the age of 25 sought help from Citizens Advice on nearly three quarters of a million problems. One third of the 729,825 problems brought by under-25s between April 2009 and March 2010 to Citizens Advice were debt-related.
Personal loan debts were the single biggest issue brought by under-25s to Citizens Advice, increasing by 10% on 2009 to 30,646. Credit, store and charge card debt-related problems increased by 6% to 26,828 problems. Overdraft problems experienced a significant increase of 17% to 25,472 problems.
Citizens Advice has launched a new website, Advice for under 25s, which covers advice on debt, employment, housing and benefits.
For further information visit the Advice for under 25s website.
More...
