Millions facing financial difficulty after missing bill payments

Major study says 4.1 million consumers have failed to pay domestic or credit bills in last six months

Consumers are finding it every harder to balance their books
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Millions of people are facing financial difficulty due to unpaid domestic or credit bills, a major new study has found.

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), which surveyed 13,000 people, found that 4.1 million, most aged between 25 and 34, have failed to pay a bill over the past six months.

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