Government urged to give those with debt problems a year's grace

Ministers are considering a ‘breathing space’ of six weeks – but campaigners want to go much further The government has been called on to grant a “breathing space” of up to a year to people who are struggling under debt, so that they can get back on their feet and manage the money they owe.Debt campaigners want the Treasury to dramatically extend existing proposals for a six-week grace period in which debtors would be protected from enforcement proceedings and mount