Family debt close to pre-financial crisis level

Economy in 'danger zone' as workers supplement income with credit cards and loans, says TUC

Frances O'Grady, TUC
TUC General Secretary Frances O'Grady
(Image credit: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)

Household debt is close to the level it was at immediately before the financial crisis, putting the economy in the "danger zone", says the Trades Union Congress (TUC).

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