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In Q2 2016 household debt relative to income fell to 142%, down from its peak of 160 percent in Q1 2008. Unsecured debt as a proportion of household income was 39 per cent in Q2 2016, down from a peak of 44 percent in Q1 2007. The government recognises that there is more to be done to help those in problem debt. The Money Advice Service (MAS), an arms-length body of the Treasury coordinates the provision of publicly-funded free to client debt advice. In 2015-2016 MAS had a £75m budget and in that financial year made 300,000 money guidance sessions and 380,000 debt advice sessions available to consumers. <\/strong>In October 2016 the government announced plans to bring publicly-funded debt advice, money guidance, and pensions guidance together in a single guidance body, responsible for providing impartial, free-to-client guidance and for promoting financial capability.<\/p>

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