Low Income Families Having to Take Out High Interest Loans

Mon, 17 Dec 2007

Low income families are being forced to take out high interest loans from doorstop lenders in order to survive, a new study has suggested. The study, conducted by Save the Children, found that parents who find it difficult to manage living costs are being exploited by doorstep lenders as banks become increasingly cautious about granting loan requests.

With the festive season approaching, families on low incomes are likely to be particularly vulnerable to doorstop lenders. The government has, however, allocated undercover investigators and Trading Standards Officers £3 million to try to clamp down on illegal loan sharks .

The findings are part of the charity’s new Children’s Plan which aims to eradicate child poverty by 2020. In addition to the measures already in place, the charity has called on the government to allocate £4 billion to supporting low income families to help eradicate child poverty .
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