Women in Debt in the Media

21stMar2012

MONEY WORRIES COULD LEAD TO RISING SUICIDE RATES IN WOMEN

It’s long been recognised that there are strong links between mental health problems and personal debt. Statistics show that 25% of people in the UK with a mental health condition have money problems, and more than a third of people assessed after self-harming are also in debt. According to the Campaign for Awareness of Mental Illness Among Debtors (CAMIAD), suicide rates in the UK are risi[...]

11thApr2011

PAYDAY LOANS ON THE RISE IN BRITAIN

Payday loans on the rise in Britain – Why are they allowed to charge and advertise such grossly inflated interest rates? I’ve worked in the debt advice industry for over 10 years and have developed the advertising and marketing campaigns for one of the UK’s leading debt advice and solutions companies.  So I know only too well the rules and regulations that debt advice comp[...]

26thJan2011

WOMEN IN DEBT TALK TO BECKY WANT LIVE AT THE TRAFFORD CENTRE ON BBC RADIO MANCHESTER

Georgina Earle and Nicola Scowen talk to Becky Want live at The Trafford Centre for BBC Radio Manchester. The girls talk about their personal stories of dealing with debt, Nicola, a shopperholic and Georgina who got into debt through a separation both talk honestly about their struggle to overcome their debt traps.  Also Georgina and Nicola talk about some of the pitfalls into gett[...]

4thJan2011

WOMEN IN DEBT TALK OPENLY TO RADIO 5 LIVE...

With 63,000 women going bankrupt last year a massive increase on any previous numbers, Georgina Earle from Women In Debt was invited to discuss this with Mickey Clarke on his Radio 5 live drivetime show yesterday. It is only the 3rd of January 2011 and an insolvency industry expert Mark Sands from RSM Tenon has said that “2011 will be the year of the woman debtor”. So what is it driv[...]

23rdNov2010

WOMEN IN DEBT SEE A STEEP RISE IN LADIES CALLING FOR HELP TO FUND CHRISTMAS

The Women in Debt call centre has seen a steep rise in calls during the last couple of weeks.  Many women are calling their free advisory line with serious debt worries which have been compounded even further by the fast approach of Christmas.  Georgina Earle, Director at Women in Debt added "We have spoken to many women recently who have been on the receiving end of[...]

20thOct2010

WOMEN IN DEBT - INVITED ON THE SALLY NADEN SHOW ON BBC RADIO LANCASHIRE

Nicola and I appeared today on the Sally Naden show at the BBC Radio Lancashire to discuss the worrying increase of debt and specifically womens debt.  It was reported this week that the number of women turning to bankruptcy to deal with their debts has increased significantly - over 175 women a day are declaring themselves bankrupt, a total of 65,000 in the past 12 [...]