Dingwall debt soars

By Staff Reporter

Published: 19:00, 12 November 2018

Highland Council's budget wlill be set next week. Jobs will go, services will be reduced and the council tax will go up.

PEOPLE struggling with money in Dingwall have experienced a sharp rise in personal debt levels, according to new figures.

The latest quarterly Scottish Personal Debt Index (PDI) shows that average debts in Dingwall rose to £24,260 in the three months leading up to October, compared to the previous quarter when it stood at £16,555.

Scottish debt specialists Carrington Dean have compiled the PDI using a combined database of over 26,000 individuals in Scotland. Unsecured debt refers to any debt that is not protected by a guarantor or asset, and includes bank loans, credit cards and payday loans.

Dingwall debt soars

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