Intimidating debt collectors push Britons to suicide
Many people already struggling with the economic slowdown, wage freezes and benefit cuts were often overwhelmed by tactics used by some money lenders, including persistent phone calls and threatening letters, said the paper.
āDebt clients frequently feel humiliated, disconnected and entrapped, with the process of debt collection having a clear impact on peopleās mental health,ā the report by researchers from Englandās University of Brighton said.