Financial concerns


It is of some concern that 82% of voters told us that they worry about money to some extent and that 14% of that group had a lot of financial worries.


Whilst it was reassuring to note that more than a quarter of respondents had no debts, other than a mortgage, 27% owe more than £10,000 which is quite alarming. The main types of debt include car loans/HP, credit cards, student loans or a combination of several.


Given the level of financial worries that audiences had, it was disappointing to note that only 14%


of voters had sought debt management advice, primarily from an external debt advisor or their bank/building society.


We took the opportunity, whenever possible, to promote the work of the specialist debt counsellors within local Citizens Advice Bureaux, which are jointly funded by the Royal British Legion and the RAF Benevolent Fund, and encouraged audiences to contact them should they need confidential advice, which could be provided away from the military environment.


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