New research by registered charity Turn2us.org.uk has found that nearly half of British people are too embarrassed to seek help with their finances when they need it.
According to the report, one in five people are "really worried" about the state of their finances and 38 per cent said they could not live over a month without being paid, but despite this 45 per cent would not seek help if they needed it.
This may come from a lack of awareness of where those in financial trouble can go to seek advice - 51 per cent didn't know they could go to a charity and nine out of ten wouldn't know how they could help.
Jolanta Lasota, chief executive of Turn2us.org.uk, said: "People need not be embarrassed [by financial difficulty] and need to actually have a look at what they are entitled to.
"People need to go and find that help as soon as possible and not delay because delaying often means getting into worse financial difficulty."
Citizens Advice Bureau recently announced a new campaign which aims to show young people the realities of getting into debt through several films available to watch on the organisation's website.
Brits ashamed to ask for financial help, says survey
Wed, 24 Jun 2009
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