The £12k debt mountain: South Yorkshire’s hidden poverty crisis unveiled in new report
A group of Yorkshire churches working with Christians Against Poverty say it’s becoming much more difficult to repay ‘dangerous debt’
A landmark report from Christians Against Poverty (CAP) reveals Yorkshire families coming to the charity for help face a 9-year-battle to clear their debts as costs continue to rise.
Kevin Day is a CAP Debt Centre Manager in Yorkshire:
“We all need to come together to tackle the poverty crisis in Yorkshire.
“It’s become much more difficult for families to repay their debts over the last decade with only a quarter of CAP clients now able to do so in a suitable time frame, compared to 40% back in 2014.
“Living in spiralling debt is dangerous. It often results in families unable to afford healthy food, living in cold, damp unsafe properties and facing isolation, anxiety and depression.
“But we know poverty can be beaten. By walking alongside people through their toughest storms, our group of Yorkshire churches, working with Christians Against Poverty, are restoring hope and building the long-term financial resilience our region needs.
“Please consider joining us and supporting our work so we can stop poverty in Yorkshire together.”
CAP is a movement of over 30,000 people standing together so that no one in Yorkshire has to face debt and poverty alone.