People living in affluent areas of the UK are not immune from the ongoing economic problems and are seeing rising levels of debt, it has been suggested.
According to Transact, the recession and the increase in unemployment which has accompanied it have seen white collar workers in the service sector hit particularly hard, the Daily Mail reports.
The organisation states that some consumers owe more than £100,000 on credit cards and loans.
Meanwhile, people living in wealthy areas, such as Surrey, are increasingly calling on debt advice centres for assistance.
One such centre in Congleton, Cheshire has reportedly seen an increase of 130 per cent in the demand from consumers struggling with debt problems.
Figures produced last month by the Insolvency Service revealed that there were a total of 29,774 individual insolvencies in England and Wales during the first three months of this year.
This represented a rise of 19 per cent on the first quarter of last year.
According to Transact, the recession and the increase in unemployment which has accompanied it have seen white collar workers in the service sector hit particularly hard, the Daily Mail reports.
The organisation states that some consumers owe more than £100,000 on credit cards and loans.
Meanwhile, people living in wealthy areas, such as Surrey, are increasingly calling on debt advice centres for assistance.
One such centre in Congleton, Cheshire has reportedly seen an increase of 130 per cent in the demand from consumers struggling with debt problems.
Figures produced last month by the Insolvency Service revealed that there were a total of 29,774 individual insolvencies in England and Wales during the first three months of this year.
This represented a rise of 19 per cent on the first quarter of last year.
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