Family Debt

Aug 13, 2014, 12:24 PM

More than 18, 000 families in #Herefordshire and #Worcestershire are behind on paying back debts - and the #Wyre Forest area has one of the worst problems in the West Midlands.

A new report by the Children's Society and the StepChange Debt Charity says almost a third of families in the Wyre Forest constituency have "problem debt" - meaning they have fallen behind on the repayments of bills or credit commitments.

BBC Hereford and Worcester's Andrew Easton spoke to Money Advisor Dennis Hussey from National Debt Line, which is based in Birmingham