An unemployed recent graduate with debt problems of around £20,000 has taken decisive action to clear his debts by walking the street between two sandwich boards advertising for a job. The history graduate from the University of Kent, decided enough was enough after trying to secure employment the conventional way of mailing CVs and contacting [...]
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Unemployment rise means more debt management worries
The number of people worrying over their debt management looks set to increase, as unemployment figures released today are at their highest level in 14 years. In the three months to July, around 210,000 more people have been made unemployed, and the jobless figure now stands at 2.47 million, according to the Office for National [...]
Unemployed increase pressure on debt advice specialists
The number of people unemployed in the UK increased by nearly a quarter of a million, during the first quarter of this year, to reach 2,220,000. The figures released by the ONS, Office for National Statistics, showed that the jobless rate increased from 6.7% to 7.1%, and the number of people making unemployment benefit claims, [...]
Debt management needed for record unemployed
Official figures released today show that unemployment in the UK is the highest it has been for 12 years, which suggests that more people could be at financial risk if they don’t practice sound debt management skills. The figures from the Office for National Statistics showed that UK unemployment rose to a 12-year high of [...]