Housing Number of families with perilous levels of debt repayments could more than double to 1.2 million 11 July 2013 by Matthew Whittaker Matthew Whittaker width="597" height="486" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"> Closer to the Edge? Prospects for household debt repayments as interest rates rise from ResolutionFoundation For more information see Closer to the Edge? Prospects for household debt repayments as interest rates rise