Domestic rates bills debt hits £1m in Northern Ireland
In 2025/26 Advice NI saw users with rates debt of a total of £1,066,170, up from £705,558 in 2024/25. Advice NI’s head of Money, Debt and Quality, Sinéad Campbell, says that stagnant wages and rising costs are pushing more people into debt. With most users waiting two years before seeking help with mounting debt, Campbell…

