Bailiffs were brought in by local authorities to collect debts more than two million times in a year, a charity has said.
The report by the Money Advice Trust found that nearly six in 10 of the 2.14 million debts referred to enforcement agents in 2014/15 were for council tax, with more than 700,000 relating to parking.
It added the number of referrals had increased 14% from 1.8 million when similar research was carried out in 2014/15.
In the Stop the Knock report, chief executive Joanna Elson said: “It concerns us that for many people their local council is the organisation that will be the most aggressive in chasing them if they fall into financial difficulty.
“This will come as a surprise to many, but …
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