Money Box - Leap in Under 30s taken to court for debts
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Money Box has found that there has been a big increase in the number of young adults being taken to court for unpaid debts.
Court records show that last year around 160,000 people in their twenties were given County Court Judgments in England and Wales - a rise of 30 per cent from the year before.
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Presenter: Louise Cooper
Researcher: Darin Graham
Producer: Alex Lewis
Editor: Emma Rippon
Published on Saturday, 8th February 2020.
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