Government Urges Spenders to Get a Grip

Posted 2008-01-9

The Government is warning Christmas overspenders to regain financial control and think long-term.

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) says poor planning for events like Christmas leaves people with a financial shortfall and struggling to pay regular bills.

Over half the people in the UK overspend at Christmas, with the north-east, north-west and Wales suffering cash problems, departmental research says.

Susan Clark, of Jobcentre Plus, said: “Struggling to pay the bills after Christmas is a situation many people find themselves in and it can be very stressful.”

The DWP also recently revealed plans to create a new anti UK child-poverty unit. According to statistics, Government measures over the last ten years have helped rescue 600,000 children from poverty.

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