Consumers appear to have marginally improved in their debt management.

That’s according to the latest Experian Consumer Default Index, which showed an improvement in the behaviour of South African consumers who have secured home loans, vehicle loans, personal loans and credit cards in the three months that ended in June 2024.

Nompumelelo Siziba filed this report.

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According to the Debt Index by DebtBusters, the number of people seeking help from debt counsellors grew 40% year-on-year in the first quarter. The data also showed that consumers spent close to two-thirds of their net income to pay off debt. Companies Reporter for Business Day, Nico Gous joins Business Day TV to unpack how high inflation and interest-rate hikes squeeze disposable income and hamper consumers’ ability to repay liabilities.

Firstly Debt reduction is important and secondly if you’re going to leverage debt to build wealth its important to ensure that you only take up efficient loans