According to a free money advisory service, nearly 4,000 people searched for debt help over Christmas.
3,994 people visited Money Wellness’ website on Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, and Boxing Day for advice on dealing with unmanageable debt.
Almost 2,000 (1,835) people in London searched for support, followed by 461 in the Midlands. 310 people in the North West read up on debt help, with Manchester and Liverpool seeing the greatest number of searches. This was followed by 202 in
Yorkshire, 183 in East England, 175 in the South West, and 101 in the North East.
Wales recorded 88 searches with 66 coming from Scotland and Northern Ireland each.
The figures come ahead of another year of rising living costs. Food prices are expected to…
