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A new set of debt figures have illustrated the extent to which people across the UK were already struggling financially prior to the coronavirus crisis.

The UK’s financial services regulator has told banks and other lenders they ought to give their customers a break from repayments if they need one as the coronavirus crisis unfolds.

The Scottish government has taken a series of steps that it hopes will help to ease some of the financial pressures being felt by people with debt problems across the country.

A debt collection company has been roundly criticised for employing what have been called “bully boy” tactics by an array of debt help charities and politicians.

A new helpline has been created with the aim of supporting Scottish businesses and their bosses in coping with the coronavirus outbreak.

Receiving advice from experts about how best to handle a debt situation will usually have a positive impact on a person’s general wellbeing, as well as their financial circumstances.

Council tax arrears is now the biggest debt-related problem affecting people across Scotland, according to the Citizens Advice charity.

Members of the Scottish parliament in Holyrood have backed plans to offer free sanitary products to women and girls across Scotland.

The stresses and worries involved in covering housing costs are affecting millions of people across the UK, according to a new piece of research on the subject.

The further rollout of the Universal Credit benefits system will force many hundreds of thousands and potentially millions of people into poverty, the Salvation Army has warned.

The charity StepChange has launched a new service designed to help anyone getting letters from their credit card companies asking them to increase their repayments.

Millions of households will see their energy bills come down from April thanks to a lowering of price caps by the UK’s energy regulator.