It is estimated that 165,000 households in Britain use illegal money lenders and that many thousands are in serious debt to them. The borro...

Fewer pupils from deprived backgrounds are going to university in Scotland despite a raft of initiatives to widen participation, according t...

One in five Scots home owners struggle to meet their mortgage payments, a survey suggests . Almost one million people find it difficult to c...

Scotland's poorest and most vulnerable debtors were yesterday offered their cheapest escape from creditors. The Scottish Government said...

Further to the previous post this news item perhaps explains the reason why many workers find it necessary to work long hours . Around one i...

Over 8 million British adults are in serious debt and over 2 million are struggling with repayments. 18% of adults in Britain are in £10,000...