YOUNG ADULTS in Redditch are facing significant financial struggles with many battling debt and seeking help with budgeting, according to new figures released by debt help and budgeting charity, Christians Against Poverty (CAP).
CAP Redditch Debt Centre said 30 per cent of 18 to 34-year-olds were struggling to repay debt, compared to 23 per cent of those aged 35 to 54 and just seven per cent of over-55s.
In Redditch, 6.4 per cent of young people between the ages of 18 and 25 are not in employment, education or training. This is compared to 5.4 per cent for the whole of England.
Oasis Christian Centre is working with CAP to help young people in Redditch who are struggling financially.
Emma Marshall, CAP Redditch Debt Centre Manager,…