Over recent weeks the main political parties that are fighting to lead the country as the next government have been highlighting what they believe to be the highlights of their manifestos, and have been showing their potential voters what they can do to help both the nation and the residents and businesses that live within the UK.

Whilst a number of different areas have been highlighted and discussed by the political parties there are a number of things that many people were disappointed to see were not really mentioned in the manifesto, or were only briefly touched upon.

One campaign group has stated recently that all of the different political parties need to put more effort into focussing on debt levels amongst consumers in the UK. The group, ClearDebt, has stated that the number of people that are harbouring debts in the UK has risen, although the average amount owed per person has fallen.

The data showed that between October of 2009 and March of this year the number of people with personal debt worries had increased by 13 percent compared to the same period the previous year. However, the campaign group also believes that whilst the number of people in debt may be on the increase the level of awareness amongst consumers has increased and this has led to people seeking advice more quickly.

Officials from ClearDebt stated: “The number of people asking us for debt help has increased by 13% between the two periods (October 09 – March 10 in comparison to the same period in 2008/09). What we are seeing is more people than ever before seeking help but with lesser debts. For me, Britain’s personal debt issues are getting more worrying, not less.”

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