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We exist to end unjust debt and the poverty and inequality it perpetuates. We campaign, we organise Formerly Jubilee Debt Campaign

We’re part of a global movement to end unjust debt and the poverty and inequality it perpetuates. As courageous campaigners and technical experts, we collaborate with communities in the UK and globally, using the power of knowledge and solidarity to rewrite the rules of global finance. Together we can build a better financial system that serves people and the planet. Join the movement to end unjus

t debt, and demand a fair economy for all. Inspired by the ancient concept of ‘jubilee’, we campaign for a world where debt is no longer used as a form of power by which the rich exploit the poor.

20/08/2026

📢 We’re hiring!

We’re looking for a passionate freelance Community Organiser to support our community group in Greater Manchester. Together, you’ll build people power to end the use of bailiffs for council tax collection and win real policy change.

📍 Manchester
⏰ 3 days per week for 4 months
💰£200/day
📅 Apply by 9am, Tuesday 1 September

In this role you’ll bring people together, help members grow into leaders, run trainings, and take campaigns from the community straight to decision-makers at the Manchester Combined Authority and local councils.

We strongly value diversity and welcome applications from people from all backgrounds. We would particularly like to encourage applications from women and non-binary people, people of colour, people who identify as LGTBQIA+ and people who identify as working class or have done in the past.

Share with your network or tag someone who might be the perfect fit 👇

17/08/2026

We did it! 🙌

Today we stood outside Downing Street with Jo, our activist from Greater Manchester, and delivered her open letter calling on Andy Burnham to end the use of bailiffs to collect council tax debt.

An incredible 3,000 of you added your names, and together we’ve sent the government a powerful message: struggling to pay your bills should never mean fear, harassment or the threat of bailiffs at your door. People facing council tax debt deserve dignity and support, not punishment.

When we come together, we can demand change. Thank you to everyone who added their name and stood with Jo and everyone on the frontlines of unpayable debt to demand dignity and support for people in debt.

This is an important moment, but our work doesn’t stop here. 🔁 Share this post to help us build momentum and keep the pressure on.

📸 Photo credit: Jess Hurd

14/08/2026

When Andy Burnham was mayor of Greater Manchester, he promised me he'd take action on debt.

Now as prime minister, he has the chance to keep that promise for the four million people across the UK facing council tax debt they can't afford to pay.

In just a few days time, we're delivering our open letter to Downing Street, asking him to ban the use of bailiffs for council tax debt.

Will you add your name next to mine? ➡️ https://tinyurl.com/bdh5eu9k

12/08/2026

Join us for a FREE workshop in London!

📣 Ban The Bailiffs: How to resist bailiffs in your local community
🗓️ 22 August 2026, 11am - 1pm OR 29 September 2026, 5.30pm - 7pm
📍 Shoreditch Town Hall

Council tax debt has soared in recent years, but instead of supporting households to get out of debt, councils are using violence, harassment and intimidation by sending in the bailiffs.

This interactive workshop will help you understand the issue and give you the tools you need to join the fight against bailiffs in your area.

These workshops accompany ‘un/fortunately,’ a new production from the award-winning theatre company ThisEgg. Part fashion show, part theatre show, it offers a thought-provoking exploration of our relationship with money.

Everyone is welcome — whether or not you’re seeing the show (however we highly recommend going along to it too!) — and we particularly welcome sign-ups from anyone with experience of debt, and anyone living in Hackney, Tower Hamlets, Lambeth or Southwark.

🎟️ Save your spot: https://shoreditchtownhall.com/whats-on/debt-justice-ban-the-bailiffs

11/08/2026

🇮🇳🇬🇧 What do households in the UK have in common with families in rural Tamil Nadu?

Everyday debt takes on different forms. In the UK, debt often takes the form of arrears, overdrafts, or credit cards. While in rural Tamil Nadu, people may turn to relatives, neighbours, microcredit, or informal lenders.

But the purpose is often the same: filling the gap when income doesn’t cover everyday essentials like food, housing, energy and healthcare.

This isn’t about bad budgeting or the lack of financial literacy. It is a glaring reflection of how our economy distributes income, organises work, provides public support, and increasingly pushes people to rely on credit.

Why have our economies come to depend on people taking on debt simply to afford everyday life?

Read more ➡️ https://debtjustice.org.uk/blog/one-third-of-the-worlds-population-borrows-to-make-ends-meet

10/08/2026

We’re looking for a passionate freelance Community Organiser to join our team!

📍 Manchester
⏰ 3 days per week for 4 months
💰£200/day
📅 Apply by 9am, Tuesday 1 September

In this role, you’ll support our community group in Manchester to build people power to end the use of bailiffs for council tax collection and win real policy change. You’ll bring people together, help members grow into leaders, run trainings, and take campaigns from the community straight to decision-makers at the Manchester Combined Authority and local councils.

We strongly value diversity and welcome applications from people from all backgrounds. We would particularly like to encourage applications from women and non-binary people, people of colour, people who identify as LGTBQIA+ and people who identify as working class or have done in the past.

Sound like you? Apply here: debtjustice.org.uk/news/freelance-community-organiser-manchester

05/08/2026

We stand with our trans and non-binary staff, supporters, partners, allies, and the wider trans community in opposition to the EHRC’s discriminatory guidance 🏳️‍⚧️

29/07/2026

Meet London’s only debt vulture influencer.

Being a debt vulture is a full-time job: Constantly on the hunt for countries in crisis, buying their debt for cheap, and chasing eye watering profits. And still finding time for self-care! 🧖‍♀️🫧

Obviously, this video is a joke. But debt vultures aren’t. Right now, 54 lower-income countries are trapped in a debt crisis, forced to choose between funding essential services and repaying debt. Meanwhile, debt vlutures are swooping in on countries like Ethiopia and threatening legal action to apparently strong-arm them into full repayment plus as much interest as they can get — pocketing vast profits.

Because nine in ten private debt contracts are governed by UK law, a new debt justice law here would help stop them in their tracks.

28/07/2026

Edna is one of the many women deeply impacted by the debt crisis in Sri Lanka. Aged 57, she has worked for almost 30 years in the country’s key textiles industry and has seen first hand how her labour has boosted the industry in her area and enriched the factory owners.

But today she cannot work. A work-place accident has left her with no compensation or support from the industry she dedicated her life to for decades, and which has benefitted from her labour, or from the government.

Sri Lanka's debt crisis means billions that could fund hospitals, sick pay and social security are being funnelled into debt repayments instead. After years of IMF-imposed austerity, public services have been gutted and the cost of living has soared — leaving people like Edna unable to afford the medical care she needs to recover, and forcing families to borrow just to survive.

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24/07/2026

No one should live in fear of a knock at the door. But across the UK, families who are struggling with council tax debt are being threatened with bailiffs, making life even harder.

When anti-poverty campaigner Jo Barker-Marsh met Andy Burnham, she told him: “Your debt to us is the price of your power. Never give up fighting for us.” He even put those words on the wall of his office.

Now, as our new prime minister, he has the power to act. Join Jo’s open letter calling for a ban on bailiffs for council tax debt ✍️ https://tinyurl.com/bdh5eu9k

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