Teens worry about parents' debt

23/12/2009

Almost half of teenagers are concerned that their parents might run into debt problems over the Christmas period.

A survey from Barnardo's also found that a quarter of teenagers have missed a meal due to a lack of money –with the figure rising to a third in London.

The poll was conducted among 1,000 13 to 19-year-olds from across the UK, and comes before the launch of their new Christmas Day message, the Teens' Speech.

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