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Debt Matters is the straight-talking podcast from Taurus Collections (UK) Ltd. Get practical steps to prevent overdue accounts, expert insights on debt recovery, and simple habits that keep your cash flow healthy.
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Calls Grow to Make the UK’s Public Insolvency Register Private (opens the original)
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For people facing serious debt, insolvency can provide a route towards financial recovery. But a growing campaign is asking whether getting that help should mean having personal information placed on a register that anyone can search. Money Wellness, backed by four MPs and twelve organisations, is calling for the Government’s Individual Insolvency Register to become private. The campaign focuses particularly on domestic abuse survivors, whose safety could be put at risk when details including th
British Banks Step Up Action Against Covid Loan Defaulters as Recovery Pressure Builds (opens the original)
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Major UK banks are increasing legal action against companies that defaulted on taxpayer-backed Covid borrowing, pushing pandemic-era lending into a new phase of debt recovery. Barclays, Starling Bank and HSBC have filed nearly 70 winding-up petitions since June against businesses linked to the Bounce Back Loan Scheme, showing how emergency lending is still affecting UK collections and insolvency. From emergency support to debt recovery The Bounce Back Loan Scheme was launched in May 2020 to give
UK Household Energy Debt Reaches £6 Billion as Arrears Pressure Grows (opens the original)
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Britain’s household energy debt has reached £6 billion, highlighting the financial pressure facing consumers and raising important questions for creditors, energy suppliers and the debt collection sector. In this episode of Debt Matters, we examine what growing unpaid energy bills mean for households and why responsible collection and early engagement are increasingly important. Energy debt reaches £6 billion Figures from EnergyUK show that British households owed £6 billion in unpaid energy deb
Rising energy bills could intensify the UK's household debt pressures (opens the original)
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The UK could be heading into another difficult period for household finances as higher energy bills threaten to push inflation back towards 3%. In this episode of Debt Matters, we examine what the renewed squeeze could mean for consumers, creditors and the UK debt collection sector. Energy bills are driving inflation higher Households are facing fresh pressure after Ofgem raised the household energy price cap by 13% in July. Economists expect July's Consumer Prices Index inflation figure to rise
£175 energy bill discount proposed for low-income households (opens the original)
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Energy affordability is again becoming a major concern. The Resolution Foundation has proposed an emergency scheme that could cut annual energy bills by up to £175 for lower-income households this winter. The proposal comes as wholesale gas prices rise and concerns grow that higher costs could push more families into financial difficulty. What is being proposed? The thinktank suggests a targeted scheme costing around £2 billion. Support would be restricted to households where the highest earner
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