Job rise can?t mask millions? debt gloom

The numbers out of work went down by nearly 50,000 (49,000) in the three months to June, but this can't hide the fact that the amount of jobless people facing debt misery is still close to 2.5m (2.46m).

The new figures from the Office of National Statistics (ONS) also reveals that around two-thirds (115,000) of the 184,000 newly-employed people have only found part-time employment.

This means that even though they're off the unemployment statistics, they still could face debt problems through not being able to bring in a full-time wage.

There could be even more seeking debt solutions over the next few months, after the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) announced earlier in the week that a third of firms expect to cut jobs in the next quarter.

Kevin Still, director of Atlantic Financial Management, says: "Loss of income remains a major cause of UK consumers getting into serious debt problems.

"Shorter working hours are commonplace and often don't appear in government statistics. Many people work below the 16 hour weekly threshold in order maintain benefit entitlements. If you suffer loss of income and you will not be able to make debt repayments then urgent action is required – seek professional debt advice."

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