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Council announces extra debt advice provision
31/10/2008
Debtors in Scotland have been given a boost - with a local council announcing an extra commitment to debt services.
The Renfrewshire local authority is to spend £214,000 on the services, due to more and more people in the area falling into debt as a result of the recent economic downturn and rise in inflation.
Annual price rises have hit a 16-year high of 5.2 per cent, while the economy as a whole shrank by 0.5 per cent over the three months to September.
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Job loss rise forecast by CIPD
31/10/2008
Job losses could increase rapidly in the UK over months to come, a new poll has suggested.
The survey, from the Chartered Institute for Personnel and Development (CIPD), added that older workers past the official retirement age were to be more at risk from the round of redundancies.
Just over a quarter of firms said that they had plans in place to axe extra workers over the coming year - with one in five suggesting that they would take advantage of laws allowing them to make over-65s redundant without having to justify the decision.
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- 28/10/2008 Government announces incapacity benefit reforms
- 27/10/2008 Price rise easing 'will benefit some'
- 27/10/2008 Bank figures 'will show slump in mortgages'
- 27/10/2008 'White goods' slump leads to credit card decline
- 24/10/2008 People 'fear inflation most' as threat to personal finances
- 24/10/2008 Government announces pension boost
- 24/10/2008 Britons unprepared for recession, Fool.co.uk finds
- 23/10/2008 Cheap credit era now over, expert says
- 23/10/2008 Credit file advice offered by experts
- 23/10/2008 Broadband limits slammed by site
- 22/10/2008 Recession likely, Bank of England governor admits
- 22/10/2008 Government 'must make banks fairer'
- 21/10/2008 Consumer loan rates 'on the up'
- 21/10/2008 Thinktank figures warn of rising public debts
- 21/10/2008 Kids' debt scheme launched by Duncan Smith
- 20/10/2008 Water bills 'might be hiked sharply'
- 20/10/2008 Tax rises feared as chancellor faces '£74bn spending gap'
- 20/10/2008 Ernst & Young predicts 2009 recession
- 17/10/2008 Consumer group slams energy firms
- 17/10/2008 Family loans 'losing Britons money'
- 16/10/2008 20% of credit requests 'turned down'
- 16/10/2008 Brits 'cutting back on pensions, insurance costs'
- 16/10/2008 UK employees facing job loss fears, stress
- 15/10/2008 Women 'facing retirement risk'
- 15/10/2008 Rock chiefs avoid charges following review
- 15/10/2008 Jobless figures 'on the rise'
- 14/10/2008 Mortgage deals 'hit new low'
- 14/10/2008 uSwitch slams card firms for 'indefensible' cash withdrawal charges
- 14/10/2008 Fat cat bonuses 'won't be paid this year'
- 13/10/2008 Jobseekers feel vacancy squeeze, unemployment on the rise
- 13/10/2008 Government announces details of bank recapitalisation plan
- 13/10/2008 Credit crunch leads to change in Scots' spending
- 10/10/2008 Endowment advice failings lead to FSA fines
- 10/10/2008 Arrears advice requests 'on the up'
- 10/10/2008 A&L job cuts 'will be resisted'
- 09/10/2008 Pressure eases on homeowners as bank cuts rates
- 09/10/2008 Banks get boost for overdraft charges
- 08/10/2008 Darling announces new government rescue plan
- 08/10/2008 A&L fined £7m for PPI mistakes
- 07/10/2008 Promoting Advice calls for clearer financial guidance
- 07/10/2008 Repossessions go up sharply in the south west
- 07/10/2008 Brown calls for market reform
- 06/10/2008 UK 'might be worst hit by credit crunch'
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- 02/10/2008 Minimum wage put up by government
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- 01/10/2008 Brown calls for calm in financial crisis
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