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Debt charity says government needs to act to avoid entrenching problem debt as a long-term legacy of the pandemic.

Since the start of the pandemic nearly one million people have used high cost credit products as a safety net to meet everyday living costs. 

The UK’s three largest debt charities are urging the government to implement simple measures that could protect millions of people from the prospect of spiralling council tax debt.

New report says a personal debt tsunami of £6 billion directly attributable to the pandemic is already being stored up among some 4.6 million households and, if left unchecked, is set to worsen.