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| Founded | 1993 |
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| Founder | Vic Ware, Malcolm Hurlston |
Area served | United Kingdom |
| Services | Debt advice and support |
Employees | 1,150 |
| Website | stepchange |
Formerly called | Consumer Credit Counselling Service |
StepChange Debt Charity, formerly the Consumer Credit Counselling Service (CCCS),[1] is the trading name of the Foundation for Credit Counselling, and is a debt counselling charity in the United Kingdom. The organisation offers free debt advise, money management and can be contacted through its freephone telephone helpline[2] or online through its onine debt advice tool.[3] In 2022, over 500,000 people contacted the charity for help.[4] The charity also campaigns to change policies and practices that trap people in problem debt.
Its current Chair is Lesley Titcomb CBE.[5] The Chief Executive of the charity is Vikki Brownridge who took over from Phil Andrew in May 2023.[6]
- ^ "Debt charity CCCS to rebrand as StepChange". Civil Society.
- ^ "Debt charity reports 'sharp rise' in helpline calls". The Times. 30 April 2010. Archived from the original on 25 May 2010.
- ^ "Get Debt Help. Our Free Debt Advice". StepChange.
- ^ "2022 Personal Debt Trends and Statistics. StepChange" (PDF).
- ^ "Trustees of Foundation for Credit Counselling". StepChange.
- ^ "StepChange appoints Vikki Brownridge as new Chief Executive". StepChange.