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Debt Facts 5 Apr 2019

An Expert Opinion… Debt Relief Order with Diane Watson

Hi Diane, can you briefly explain what it is you and the Debt Relief Order team do here at PayPlan?My role is the Competent Authority Liaison, which means I’m the link between PayPlan and the Insolvency Service. I’m also an…

Living in Debt 3 Apr 2019

The Financial Struggles of Being a Single Parent

There are many reasons single parents struggle financially, and it’s nothing to be embarrassed about. Being a single parent is hard, especially when there’s only one monthly paycheck instead of two and you have to put more money into childcare…

Client Stories 19 Feb 2019

Has Universal Credit been a failure? – We asked our clients

With food bank use still rife across the UK and a considerable amount of in-work families still needing to use food banks, the controversy over Universal Credit rages on. In order to make sense of how well Universal Credit is…

Client Stories 3 Sep 2018

Become debt free – 5 tips from a PayPlan client

Want some motivation this fine Monday morning? Nothing inspires us more than the story of a PayPlan client who successfully became debt free. Alongside our many success stories, these helpful tips and tricks from our previous client, Andy, could help you…

Living in Debt 16 May 2018

Mental Health Awareness Week

Mental Health Awareness Week takes place each year in May. We all understand that it is important to look after your mental health, but how do we do this? There are many physical warning signs that you may be struggling…

Living in Debt 4 May 2018

It’s Time to Break the Taboo of Debt

As a family, we first started talking about debt in 2013 when things got to the lowest point. We were skint – proper skint. It wasn’t about being able to afford a few pints at the pub, we didn’t have…

Client Stories 3 May 2018

Case Study – Mike

Mike (50) first came to PayPlan in 2012 with £17,000 of debt. Mike needed to carry out some urgent maintenance on the property where he lived.

Client Stories 15 Mar 2018

Case Study – Diane

Diane (39) reached out to PayPlan for debt help in 2014. Between herself and her husband they found themselves with £45,000 worth of debt. Diane and her partner were applying for adoption. During the process it was explained to them…

Client Stories 6 Mar 2018

Case Study – Katie

Katie (30) reached out to PayPlan when she was 25 years old, and had £12,000 worth of debt. Katie went to university and when she graduated had a student overdraft of £2,000 as well as a credit card. At the…

Client Stories 15 Feb 2018

Case Study – Scott

Scott (32) came to PayPlan 5 years ago with £6,000 worth of debt. The majority of his debts were with credit cards, payday loans and catalogues. At the time, he was also in a relationship with someone who was constantly…

Client Stories 19 Nov 2015

Caring for the Carers

  When Martin’s mother became ill in 2013 he took some time off work to care for her. He’d worked for the same motor dealers for 25 years but despite this, Martin lost his job because of the amount of…

Client Stories 18 Nov 2015

Worrying problem of elderly in debt

When Judith (72) looks back on the amount of debt she was in she can’t pinpoint the exact reasons why she owed so much.“It was nothing in particular, no splashing out on a car or anything like that,” she said.…

Client Stories 11 Nov 2015

Supporting Armed Forces’ veterans

 Royal Marine veteran John (64) served his country for 30 years and rose up the ranks to Warrant Officer Class 1. He saw service in Cyprus, Bosnia and both Gulf Wars and was awarded the Queen’s Gallantry Medal for action…

News and Stories 5 May 2015

General Public Believe Cameron Can’t Budget

Ahead of this week’s general election, we quizzed 12,000 people struggling with money on how they thought the party leaders would deal with living on a limited budget.See the results in our infographic What do you think?Share your comments below.