A variety of support is available if you’re struggling to afford your rent payments

You could receive extra financial help to settle your rent debts from benefit payments. The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) allows Universal Credit claimants to receive an extra amount to support housing, which can be paid directly to a landlord. However, this extra payment is not automatic and claimants must take the steps to receive the support themselves.

Claimants could also receive extra support with rent, depending on the size of their household, their age, and where they live. If you are under a lot of pressure…

Thousands of concertgoers have been left out of pocket after the company behind Juicy Fest and the Timeless Summer Tour collapsed into liquidation.

Chris Lynch Media first revealed the scale of the fallout, with frustrated ticket holders still searching for answers as the companies behind the events remain silent.

According to the Companies Office website, Juicy Festival Limited was officially placed into liquidation on Friday.

Boy George, Little River Band, Bonnie Tyler and Starship featuring Mickey Thomas were the headline acts for the Timeless Summer Tour, which was due to take place in Christchurch, Napier, New Plymouth, Tauranga and Auckland between January 11-19.

Benjamin Frances of Blacklock Rose has been appointed liquidator for…

Digital Classifieds Group (DCG), the Australian company that bought proptech firm Lamudi Indonesia in 2023, has entered into ‘External Administration’ or ‘Controllership’, according to a filing to the Australian Securities & Investments Commission, seen by DealStreetAsia.

The firm has appointed Daniel Peter Juratowitch, CEO of the advisory and restructuring firm Cor Cordis, as its ‘administrator’ and ‘controller’, according to the document.

The move signals financial difficulties and the administrator will help the company manage its challenges.

Voluntary administration is a legal process wherein a company that’s in financial trouble voluntarily appoints an independent administrator to help restructure its debt or…

When Dan Bilzerian posted a video of himself wake surfing off a megayacht along Italy’s Amalfi Coast, he offered some guidance.

“Someone asked me the other day what advice I’d give to a 20 yr old and my answer was, try everything,” the Las Vegas social-media celebrity wrote last year.

A few months later, behind the scenes of his macho persona, Bilzerian did something that contradicted the wealthy, freewheeling and successful image he has long tried to cultivate: A holding company he owns filed for bankruptcy.

The bankruptcy case, which hasn’t been reported in the news yet, provides an inside look at the business of being Bilzerian — the so-called King of Instagram who lives in Las Vegas, displays a famously over-the-top…

Advice Direct Scotland, which runs the free moneyadvice.scot service, has reported a surge in people seeking help after falling into arrears.

The charity expects even more people to come forward as councils across Scotland confirm tax hikes from April, putting further pressure on families.

With most councils approving higher rates, bills will soon start landing in letterboxes and inboxes across the country.

In recent months, Advice Direct Scotland has helped people manage council tax debts ranging from £1500 to £3000.

The charity also supported one person who faced a £15,000 arrears bill that had built up over six years.

Another case involved a mother whose wages were arrested to pay off a £1800 council tax…

Electric air mobility start-up Volocopter has made the majority of its workforce redundant.

The Baden-Württemberg-based  company began insolvency proceedings in late December 2024, but the company’s management at the time were confident of finding new investors.

READ: Volocopter files for insolvency, Investors sought

Unfortunately, time and money has run out. German media has reported that 450 staff members have been laid off, with effect from March 3rd. A local court has confirmed that it will start the process whereby creditors can bring claims against the company.

Administrators for the company say that they have not ruled out the possibility of getting new investors for the organisation, which as one of the earliest entrants in the…

By Deborah Castellano Lubov

In more than 160 countries, Pope Francis’ call for debt relief is becoming manifest, says Eric LeCompte, the Executive Director of Jubilee USA Network, a development coalition of more than 750 religious groups and organizations around the world, in an interview with Vatican News.

The coalition, which includes Pope Saint John Paul II among its founders, frequently advises the Catholic Church and Bishops’ Conferences around the world on implementing the Church’s vision for the Church on…

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A West Australian agricultural lobby group says it has been “let down by a very trusted employee”, as WA police begin investigations into financial misconduct at the Pastoralists and Graziers Association (PGA).

“It’s been a pretty interesting experience,” PGA president Tony Seabrook said. 

“We found ourselves in a very embarrassing situation of having far too much trust in one particular person… But I would say to our members stay with us.

Administrators RSM Australia confirmed creditors approved a rescue package for the PGA at a meeting on Friday in Perth.

RSM partner Jerome Mohen said the decision was “pleasing” and…