Debt help charity, Christians Against Poverty, has released figures that reveal the devastating impact debt and poverty is having on people in Britain.
A crisis of isolation and fear is gripping people struggling with debt and poverty across the UK, according to the new report, No Time to Lose. It looks at the experiences of Christians Against Poverty (CAP) clients.
It paints a stark picture where debt is forcing people into hiding, with 85 per cent feeling isolated, and more than half admitting they were afraid to leave their homes.
This comes alongside CAP’s latest polling with Opinium, which reveals that over 11.2 million UK adults are suffering with loneliness (21 per cent), with 11.1 million (20 per cent) living alone and over 4.6…