Research and analysis

Credit, debt and financial difficulty in Britain 2011

Report using data from the YouGov DebtTrack survey

• From: Department for Business, Innovation & Skills and The Rt Hon Dr Vince Cable
• Published: 13 July 2012

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Credit, debt and financial difficulty in Britain, 2011: a report using data from the YouGov DebtTrack survey

Ref: BIS/12/948

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Report that uses data from the YouGov DebtTrack surveys to update trend information about credit use and the extent of consumer indebtedness in Britain. The analysis suggests a continued decrease in the proportion of households using unsecured credit, but little change in the average amount of unsecured debt among credit users. The data also indicated a decline in the incidence of financial difficulty. Underlying data for appendix B is also available in a machine processable format

Published 13 July 2012