Our Scans · (FS.6.02) Personal Debt & Liabilities · Weekly Summary

• Britain's biggest household supplier, which is in a battle for survival as it grapples a £19bn debt pile, had sought a 53% hike to bills from 2025-30. SKY
• Limited refinancing options in 2025 amid considerable external debt maturities are expected to see public sector reliance for sourcing foreign currency on domestic markets, which will limit private sector recovery and depress household spending. Asian Development Bank
• As household debt-servicing burdens continue to rise over 2023, arrears and defaults are likely to rise. MoneyWeek
• Instead of the prospect of speed and cheap mobility, consumers now get soaring costs, climate breakdown and air pollution, the devastation of nature, mounting debt, personal danger and ill health, and the most serious energy crisis in 30 years. / UK The Guardian

Last updated: 09 December 2025