Challenges faced by the middle classes who are experiencing higher amounts of debt

Finance

  • Author Andrew Wyatt
  • Published June 6, 2011
  • Word count 754

It is concerning that the most newly acquired research around Britain's much publicised and felt economic downturn is quite bleak. Normal households are now enduring the cold and unwelcome home truths of becoming more commonly subject to bankruptcy. Due to the harsh realities that the run of the mill family of middle class are experiencing with hundreds of pounds in reduction of received salaries, lower 'disposable' incomes are now having a unwelcome influence on priority debts. This is because of the ever lurking problem that inflation now presents and averagely speaking, families from the middle class sector of society are experiencing up to a £1500 reduction in income, as the costs of living far exceed job wages.

However, the largest proportion of instances where bankruptcy proceedings have been initiated is within those groups of individuals who are receiving payments within the benefit system. It is however, still worrying to observe this dismaying increase within communities that has also seen identified people who enjoy more standard employment, still not getting immunity from the miseries of bankruptcy. Parents from a middle class society were, last year, the unfortunate recipients of a forty five percent rise in issues of insolvency, when this is observed compared with figures from 2009, the preceding year.

The notable credit sector business Experian has undertaken research which has brought attention to issues surrounding 'employment thinning' and breakdowns in family life such as separation of parents have both had notable effects on expenses presented in modern twenty first century day life. Experian have detailed though that along with their study they have noted that generally speaking the amount of insolvency proceedings within personal cases is positively dropping, albeit within a relatively smaller amount in comparison to those society sections that are living with enduring financial travails.

The recent recessive period which affected individuals and communities at alternating points throughout the time line of the credit crunch is still leaving its mark on society, leaving certain areas of people fighting much harder to rid themselves of the full force of the recession. Experian indicate that many middle class family units have high property investments, and for most the process of buying a house leads to the largest debt they are responsible for. So, in some instances the family property repayment is the largest for many, which often causes a higher potential problem of total financial breakdown, if family budgets receive any negative shocks from knock-on inflation issues.

The recent research also indicated that many people who were raised living on government benefits and living on vast estates within the UK's towns and cities, will probably experience twice the likelihood of having to face insolvency when compared to the average UK citizen. The good news is that a decrease in the amount of individuals who are expected to become insolvent during 2011 is envisaged to be a reduction of 19 percent.

Those family units within the middle-classes who have children and have good salary receiving from employment which are based in office environments or posts within the manufacturing trades have been identified to be of reduced risks of having to experience the distressing bankruptcy proceedings during the course of 2011. But this more limited risk may be of slim comfort to the middle classes as they regrettably have increased forecasting of rates around total financial breakdown, which is significantly more of a risk than with any other part of society.

The North of England is expected to be in receipt of the biggest amounts of insolvency and bankruptcy procedures as 2011 progresses and of note the areas of Kirkcaldy, Livingston and Glenrothes. The Irish population within The North of Ireland has been highlighted as having the smallest incomes of a 'disposable' nature via another available study undertaken by debt charity, the Consumer Credit Counselling Service. Along with Northern Ireland (where occupants possess approximately fifty five pounds disposable income a month), they also report that London (where the city's population have less than twenty eight pounds per month of disposable income remaining) is another of Great Britain's unwanted areas of high debt.

The Consumer Credit Counselling Service sends a stark warning to all as a individual's location, age, {background|circumstances} or class status does not safeguard them with any guarantee from struggling with debts. Although there are specific parts of the UK where financial struggles appear to be more stubborn in nature, your location will not necessarily protect you from the unpleasant prospects of living expenses, bills and the debts these may deliver when trying to live in cost inflated these times.

This article was written by Andrew from the Poor Credit Loans team Bad Credit Loans

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