{"id":15654,"date":"2026-01-07T19:25:57","date_gmt":"2026-01-07T19:25:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/biblelon.com\/?p=15654"},"modified":"2026-01-07T19:25:57","modified_gmt":"2026-01-07T19:25:57","slug":"christians-against-poverty-launch-post-christmas-debt-campaign","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/biblelon.com\/?p=15654","title":{"rendered":"Christians Against Poverty launch post-Christmas debt campaign"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n                            <span class=\"credit\">\u00a0(Photo: CAP)<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Debt-relief charity Christians Against Poverty (CAP) has warned that many people in Britain will \u201cbe facing a frightening financial reality\u201d after the last few weeks of Christmas spending on top of rising bills.<\/p>\n<p>CAP has started a \u201cBreak the Debt Blues\u201d campaign to help those in financial hardship get on top of their finances by accessing free, face-to-face help from debt specialists.<\/p>\n<p>Stewart McCulloch, CEO of CAP, said, \u201cThe first few weeks of the New Year can be tough, but for millions of people this financial strain is acute. We know that over 15 million people in the UK suffer daily anxiety about their finances, and the post-Christmas period often adds more pressure.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>McCulloch said it was important that people realise they do not have to face debt alone and that CAP, and the help they give, is always there for those who need it.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo many people appreciate that face-to-face support; it gives us the chance to sit down, chat, and properly understand what you are going through. Whether you\u2019re facing a mountain of unopened letters or just don\u2019t know where to start, we can help you gather everything needed to put a plan in place,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p>Last year, research commissioned by CAP suggested that almost a quarter of people living in Britain (23 per cent) have at some point received support or assistance from a church or Christian organisation, most commonly in the form of food.<\/p>\n<p>Sharon, a woman who received help from CAP, said the assistance they provided changed her life.<\/p>\n<p>She said, &#8220;I was a mum with young kids, thousands of pounds in debt, and I honestly thought I\u2019d never get out of the mess I was in. Then I heard about CAP. I made that first call to their helpline and was introduced to a local debt advisor\u2014a wonderful lady called Kathryn who changed my life.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Sharon now organises drop-ins at her local debt centre to help others in similar circumstances.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0(Photo: CAP) Debt-relief charity Christians Against Poverty (CAP) has warned that many people in Britain will \u201cbe facing a frightening financial reality\u201d after the last few weeks of Christmas spending on top of rising bills. CAP has started a \u201cBreak the Debt Blues\u201d campaign to help those in financial hardship get on top of their<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":15655,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[39],"tags":[2598,119,3754,2986,2486,1074],"class_list":["post-15654","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-christian-living","tag-campaign","tag-christians","tag-debt","tag-launch","tag-postchristmas","tag-poverty"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/biblelon.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15654","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/biblelon.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/biblelon.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/biblelon.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/biblelon.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=15654"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/biblelon.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15654\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/biblelon.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/15655"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/biblelon.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=15654"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/biblelon.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=15654"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/biblelon.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=15654"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}