Debt on our Doorstep

Here are some ways you can get involved or find out more:

Get informed

• Read the Debt On Our Doorstep blog.
• Damon Gibbons on the case for interest rate caps
  Read the full text of a speech given by DOOD Chair Damon Gibbons at a Transact conference in November 2008.
• Scaling Up for Financial Inclusion
  This report examines the consequences of over-indebtedness and extortionate lending, and proposes a framework for delivering affordable and accessible financial services to low income households. You can download the 4 page summary (20k pdf) or the full 36 page report (185k pdf)
• Analysis of Provident Financial and the case for an interest rate ceiling
  Accountant Richard Murphy looked through the accounts of doorstep lender Provident Financial and found a strong case for a legal limit to interest rates. download (74k pdf)
• School report on Government's progress on debt
  A tongue-in-cheek review of the progress the Government has and hasn't made on debt and financial exclusion. download (35k pdf)

Hear the stories

• My life in debt
  Sheila spoke at the Debt Lobby on 3 December 2003 about her experiences of debt over the past seven years.

Get involved

• Sign the London Declaration
  In November 2008, the European Coalition for Responsible Credit issued a declaration calling on European governments to take action to protect vulnerable people from irresponsible lenders. You can read and sign the declaration online.
• 31 ways to tackle debt & financial exclusion
  A guide with practical and campaigning responses to debt and financial exclusion, as well as ways to understand it better. download (123k pdf)

• Debt Action Pack
  2001 booklet on what churches can do to about debt in their area. download (136k pdf)

• Visit the campaign network's own website at www.debt-on-our-doorstep.com for more ideas.