The average debt
per household in the UK is £10,700
The average
problem' debt has risen to over £20,000
Debt problems
increased by 39 per cent in four years
Citizens
Advice Bureaux received 1 million debt inquiries in a year
The level
of secured debt has risen by 70 per cent in five years
Money owed
on overdrafts is £5.7 billion
Money owed
on personal loans is £41 billion
Money owed
on credit cards is £21 billion
Debt is
linked to depression and anxiety