Category Archives: Special events

#debtday: Well done – you can become debt free too

To celebrate that fact that people are paying off their debts – and specifically to congratulate the 95 clients who made their last DMP repayment today – we’ve been filming a “well done” video around CCCS. Continue reading

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#debtday: Thank you cards from debt-free clients

Every week we receive dozens of cards and letters from clients and ex-clients who we’ve helped become debt free. We’ve photographed some of these cards and added them to Flickr along with the stories behind each. Continue reading

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#debtday: An introduction to our debt free day

We’re celebrating those who are becoming debt free today, and we’d like you to join us in wishing many congratulations to those who’ve successfully managed to pay off their debts. Continue reading

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The financial education petition – have you signed it?

Last month we endorsed Martin Lewis’ petition that demands that the government adds compulsory financial education to the school curriculum. What’s happened since? Continue reading

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Should financial education be part of the school curriculum?

MoneySavingExpert has launched an e-petition calling for compulsory financial education, to help school kids understand money. CCCS agrees with them and we urge you to sign it. Continue reading

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#debtday: Stories throughout the third day

#debtday live blogpost updated throughout the day from Consumer Credit Counselling Service (CCCS). Continue reading

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Happy 25th birthday IVA!

It’s 25 years since the Individual Voluntary Arrangement (IVA) was born! The modern alternative to bankruptcy was given Royal Assent on 25 July 1986 as party of the Insolvency Act 1986, and came into force on 29 December that year.
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