Debt Justice
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We’re campaigning to end unjust debt and the poverty and inequality it perpetuates. #CancelTheDebt #DebtJustice Formerly Jubilee Debt Campaign
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Millions of Brits battle with council tax debt. It's time for reform
Low-income households spend three times as much of their income on council tax than higher earners. Is it time for reform?
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November 25, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Read our full @bigissue.com op-ed with our friends at @debtjustice.bsky.social here: www.bigissue.com/opinion/chan...
If you want to help make sure the government acts, please take one minute to email your MP: act.debtjustice.org.uk/ban-bailiffs...
Ban the Bailiffs: Email your MP
Debt from council tax can build up fast. Families only need to miss one payment, and within a week they can be billed for the whole year. What starts as £190 can become a £2,280 debt at terrifying spe...
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November 24, 2025 at 2:17 PM
If you want to help make sure the government acts, please take one minute to email your MP: act.debtjustice.org.uk/ban-bailiffs...
The chancellor now faces a clear choice: allow millions to fall further into crisis, or take practical steps: fix council tax, ban bailiffs, tackle energy costs. This budget should be the moment government stands with people in debt.
Read more: debtjustice.org.uk/blog/the-bud...
Read more: debtjustice.org.uk/blog/the-bud...
The budget must address the household debt crisis - Debt Justice
People are simply not earning enough to cover essentials so being forced into debt. November’s budget is an opportunity to address this...
debtjustice.org.uk
November 24, 2025 at 1:58 PM
The chancellor now faces a clear choice: allow millions to fall further into crisis, or take practical steps: fix council tax, ban bailiffs, tackle energy costs. This budget should be the moment government stands with people in debt.
Read more: debtjustice.org.uk/blog/the-bud...
Read more: debtjustice.org.uk/blog/the-bud...
Council tax is only part of the problem. Energy debt alone is set to hit £5bn this year. Ofgem’s write-off scheme helps, but it’s tiny compared to the scale of the crisis and its funded by customers, not energy companies. We need a fairer approach, funded by windfall taxes.
November 24, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Council tax is only part of the problem. Energy debt alone is set to hit £5bn this year. Ofgem’s write-off scheme helps, but it’s tiny compared to the scale of the crisis and its funded by customers, not energy companies. We need a fairer approach, funded by windfall taxes.
3. Fix Regressive Council Tax
Council tax hits low-income households hardest - they pay three times more, proportionally, than richer households!! It also deepens regional inequality. A proportional property tax, like the Fairer Share proposal, would cut bills for most people
Council tax hits low-income households hardest - they pay three times more, proportionally, than richer households!! It also deepens regional inequality. A proportional property tax, like the Fairer Share proposal, would cut bills for most people
November 24, 2025 at 1:58 PM
3. Fix Regressive Council Tax
Council tax hits low-income households hardest - they pay three times more, proportionally, than richer households!! It also deepens regional inequality. A proportional property tax, like the Fairer Share proposal, would cut bills for most people
Council tax hits low-income households hardest - they pay three times more, proportionally, than richer households!! It also deepens regional inequality. A proportional property tax, like the Fairer Share proposal, would cut bills for most people
2. Implement a Duty of Care
People in debt need support, not punishment. A duty of care would require councils to prioritise residents’ wellbeing -> offering welfare support, income maximisation, debt advice, and writing off unfair debt. It's a no brainer.
People in debt need support, not punishment. A duty of care would require councils to prioritise residents’ wellbeing -> offering welfare support, income maximisation, debt advice, and writing off unfair debt. It's a no brainer.
November 24, 2025 at 1:58 PM
2. Implement a Duty of Care
People in debt need support, not punishment. A duty of care would require councils to prioritise residents’ wellbeing -> offering welfare support, income maximisation, debt advice, and writing off unfair debt. It's a no brainer.
People in debt need support, not punishment. A duty of care would require councils to prioritise residents’ wellbeing -> offering welfare support, income maximisation, debt advice, and writing off unfair debt. It's a no brainer.
What can be done?
1. Ban the Bailiffs
People are living in fear of bailiffs for debts they simply can’t afford. A third of people with council tax debt live below the poverty line. Bailiff use has surged 30% in two years. It’s time to ban them from council tax collection, NOW
1. Ban the Bailiffs
People are living in fear of bailiffs for debts they simply can’t afford. A third of people with council tax debt live below the poverty line. Bailiff use has surged 30% in two years. It’s time to ban them from council tax collection, NOW
November 24, 2025 at 1:58 PM
What can be done?
1. Ban the Bailiffs
People are living in fear of bailiffs for debts they simply can’t afford. A third of people with council tax debt live below the poverty line. Bailiff use has surged 30% in two years. It’s time to ban them from council tax collection, NOW
1. Ban the Bailiffs
People are living in fear of bailiffs for debts they simply can’t afford. A third of people with council tax debt live below the poverty line. Bailiff use has surged 30% in two years. It’s time to ban them from council tax collection, NOW