Debt advisory charity StepChange Scotland has warned that problem debts are an issue for 30,000 people in the country, and has called on the government to address the crisis. The charity said that last year, 46% of the people it helped were struggling with council tax arrears, a problem that was significantly more likely to affect people in Scotland than elsewhere in the UK. StepChange’s "Scotland in the Red" report found that problem debt cost the public purse around £750m ($980m), taking into account the associated toll on mental health and housing demands.
Debt advisory charity StepChange Scotland has warned that problem debts are an issue for up to 700,000 people in the country, and has called on the government to address the crisis. The charity said that last year, 46% of the people it helped were struggling with council tax arrears, a problem that was significantly more likely to affect people in Scotland than elsewhere in the UK. StepChange’s "Scotland in the Red" report found that problem debt cost the public purse around £750m ($980m), taking into account the associated toll on mental health and housing demands.