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Laura_Harley
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Hi everyone
I have just over £8000 worth of debt and am really struggling to keep up with the monthly payments as well as household expenses. I'm also on universal credit.
My credit score is now really bad. I wanted to transfer all of the debt into a card so that I could just make one payment but I can't do that due to my score.
Would National Debt Advice be a good place to start? And what help can they give exactly?
Many thanks
Laura
I have just over £8000 worth of debt and am really struggling to keep up with the monthly payments as well as household expenses. I'm also on universal credit.
My credit score is now really bad. I wanted to transfer all of the debt into a card so that I could just make one payment but I can't do that due to my score.
Would National Debt Advice be a good place to start? And what help can they give exactly?
Many thanks
Laura
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Laura. This is the board for:Laura_Harley said:Hi everyone
I have just over £8000 worth of debt and am really struggling to keep up with the monthly payments as well as household expenses. I'm also on universal credit.
My credit score is now really bad. I wanted to transfer all of the debt into a card so that I could just make one payment but I can't do that due to my score.
Would National Debt Advice be a good place to start? And what help can they give exactly?
Many thanks
LauraLocal money saving. Spotted a local bargain? Let local MoneySavers know!
Perhaps posting in the Debt Free Wannabe board will get you more advice re debt etc ,than posting about local bargains?
More people go there to advise.
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Hi,No, National Debt Advice is not a good place to start anything.They are a fee charging IVA lead generating company, all they want to do is sell you an IVA.Free debt advice should only be sought from the free debt advice charities listed in my signiture, with around 8k of debt, a debt mangement plan would most likely suit your needs, do some research, they are available for free, why not post a statement of affairs first, so we can comment more constructively :
I’m a Forum Ambassador and I support the Forum Team on the Debt free wannabe, Credit file and ratings, and Bankruptcy and living with it boards. If you need any help on these boards, do let me know. Please note that Ambassadors are not moderators. Any posts you spot in breach of the Forum Rules should be reported via the report button, or by emailing forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com. All views are my own and not the official line of MoneySavingExpert.For free non-judgemental debt advice, contact either Stepchange, National Debtline, or CitizensAdviceBureaux.Link to SOA Calculator- https://www.stoozing.com/soa.php The "provit letter" is here-https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/2607247/letter-when-you-know-nothing-about-about-the-debt-aka-prove-it-letter0 -
National Debtline are free and impartial so they would be OK but you have to be careful as for every reputable organisation (Citizens Advice, Stepchange) there are sharks trying to impersonate them.
It is going to be difficult to manage £8k of debt while on UC but if you post a statement of affairs (format for mse) we'll have a look
https://www.lemonfool.co.uk/financecalculators/soa.php
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Laura, I would suggest you ask the mods to change your user name if you don't want anyone you know to know your businessNo.79 save £12k in 2020. Total end May £11610
Annual target £240000
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