News In Brief: Families In Debt Has Tripled During The Pandemic Says Charity

The number of families in debt has tripled during the pandemic, an anti-poverty charity has revealed.

At least one in three low-income households are in arrears with at least one bill, according to work done by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation.

The JRF says almost 3.8 million households with incomes of less than £24,752 are in some form of arrears with rent and bills.

It also found that 4.4 million have had to borrow more or go into debt just to survive.

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