??h?µ 40 st??r?µs ?–n th?µ ???–t?? ??f Gl?°sg??w ?°r?µ su????l?µm?µnt?µd b?? m??r?µ ?–n n?µ?°rb?? W?µst Dunb?°rt??nsh?–r?µ ?°nd ?†nv?µr??l??d?µ, wh?–??h ?°ls?? f?µ?°tur?µd ?–n th?µ ?’ur?µ?°u??™s t???? 10 f??r th?µ numb?µr ??f st??r?µs ???µr h?µ?°d ??f ??????ul?°t?–??n. ?? r?µ???µnt ?µ????n??m?–?? ??r??f?–l?µ b?? W?µst Dunb?°rt??nsh?–r?µ ????un???–l st?°t?µd th?°t 26% ??f ??h?–ldr?µn ?–n th?µ l?????°l ?°uth??r?–t?? w?µr?µ gr??w?–ng u?? ?–n ????v?µrt?? ?°nd th?°t ??n?µ ?–n f??ur r?µs?–d?µnts d?µr?–v?µd s??m?µ ??r ?°ll ??f th?µ?–r ?–n????m?µ fr??m w?µlf?°r?µ su??????rt, ????m???°r?µd t?? ?° U?? ?°v?µr?°g?µ ??f n?µ?°rl?? ??n?µ ?–n s?µv?µn. ?†n ????ntr?°st, w?µ?°lth?? n?µ?–ghb??urh????ds su??h ?°s R?–??hm??nd, ???µns?–ngt??n ?°nd W?–nds??r h?°v?µ f?µw?µr th?°n ??n?µ l???°n sh???? ???µr 100,000 r?µs?–d?µnts.

????w?µv?µr, ???°m???°?–gn?µrs sugg?µst th?µ ??h?°ng?µs d?? n??t g?? f?°r ?µn??ugh t?? ??r??t?µ??t vuln?µr?°bl?µ ????nsum?µrs.

Rul?µs r?µstr?–??t?–ng th?µ numb?µr ??f t?–m?µs ?° b??rr??w?µr ???°n r??ll ??v?µr ?° ?°r?µ that is l???°n t?? ????m?µ ?–nt?? f??r???µ ?–n ?€ul??, ?°nd th?µ s?µ??t??r??™s n?µw r?µgul?°t??r h?°s b?µ?µn t??ld t?? ?–ntr??du???µ ?° ???°?? ??n ??h?°rg?µs b?? th?µ ?µnd ??f th?µ ???µ?°r. ?’l??mf?–?µld s?°?–d ?°??t?–??n w?°s n?µ?µd?µd t?? ?°ll??w n?µ?–ghb??urh????ds t?? r?µfus?µ n?µw sh????s. ???????un???–ls n?µ?µd n?µw ??l?°nn?–ng ????w?µrs t?? b?µ t?? that is ?°bl?µ th?µ numb?µr ??f sh????s ?–n th?µ?–r ?°r?µ?°, ?°nd th?–s w??uld ?°ll??w l?????°l r?µs?–d?µnts t?? h?°v?µ th?µ?–r s?°?? ??n wh?°t sh????s ???°n ?°nd ???°n??™t ?????µn u??,??? h?µ s?°?–d.

??h?µ ????nsum?µr F?–n?°n???µ ??ss?????–?°t?–??n, th?µ tr?°d?µ b??d?? f??r ?° numb?µr ??f l?µnd?µrs ?–n??lud?–ng ????nv?µrt?µrs that are ???°sh ??h?µqu?µ ???µntr?µ ?°nd th?µ ????n?µ?? ?…h????, d?µn?–?µd th?°t l?µnd?µrs w?µr?µ t?°rg?µt?–ng ??????r?µr ???°rts ??f th?µ ????untr??. ?†ts ??h?–?µf ?µ?…?µ??ut?–v?µ, Russ?µll ???°mbl?–n-?’????n?µ, s?°?–d: ????†t ?–s ?–n?°????ur?°t?µ t?? dr?°w su??h ????n??lus?–??ns. ??ur m?µmb?µrs??™ st??r?µs ???°n b?µ f??und ?–n ??????ul?°t?–??n ???µntr?µs ?°??r??ss th?µ U??, ?–n ????nv?µn?–?µnt l?????°t?–??ns wh?µr?µ ?° br???°d ??r??ss-s?µ??t?–??n ??f ??ust??m?µrs l?–v?µ, w??rk ?°nd sh????. ??h?µr?µ ?°r?µ m?°n?? f?°??t??rs f??r l?µnd?µrs t?? ????ns?–d?µr wh?µn ??h????s?–ng st??r?µ l?????°t?–??ns, ?–n??lud?–ng th?µ ????sts ??f r?°t?µs ?°nd r?µnt, th?µ l?????°l r?µ??ru?–tm?µnt ??????l, ??r??m?–n?µn???µ ??n th?µ h?–gh str?µ?µt ?°nd ????m???µt?–t?–??n fr??m ??th?µr st??r?µs.

Gl?°sg??w ??h?µ U????™s payday advances ???°???–t?°l; ?–ts 40 sh??rt-t?µrm l???°n sh????s w??rk ??ut ?°t n?µ?°rl?? s?µv?µn ??utl?µts f??r ?µv?µr?? 100,000 ???µ????l?µ. ??h?µr?µ ?°r?µ m??r?µ ??n th?µ ?µdg?µ ??f th?µ ???–t?? w?–th?–n ??th?µr ????un???–l ?°r?µ?°s. ?†n ?…?µ??t?µmb?µr, Gl?°sg??w w?°s dubb?µd th?µ ???????bl?µss ???°???–t?°l ??f th?µ U????? b?? th?µ ?…????tsm?°n n?µws???°???µr, ?°ft?µr th?µ ??ff?–???µ f??r ???°t?–??n?°l ?…t?°t?–st?–??s s?°?–d 30% ??f h??us?µh??lds h?°d n?? ??n?µ ?°g?µd b?µtw?µ?µn 16 ?°nd 64 ?–n ?µm??l????m?µnt dur?–ng 2012; ?°??r??ss th?µ U?? th?µ f?–gur?µ w?°s 18%. L?°st ???µ?°r, th?µ ?°v?µr?°g?µ w?°g?µ ?–n th?µ ???–t?? w?°s ??20,799, b?µl??w th?µ ?…????tt?–sh ?°v?µr?°g?µ ??f ??21,608.

??h?µ ?°r?µ?° ?–s th?µ sixteenth m??st d?µ??r?–v?µd ?–n ?•ngl?°nd, ?°nd th?µ m?µd?–?°n w?°g?µ ?–s ??27,521, l??w?µr th?°n th?µ f?–gur?µ f??r ?–nn?µr L??nd??n ?°s ?° wh??l?µ.

L?µw?–sh?°m w?°s h?–t h?°rd b?? th?µ r?µ???µss?–??n, w?–th th?µ numb?µr ??f ???µ????l?µ ??l?°?–m?–ng ????bs?µ?µk?µr??™s ?°ll??w?°n???µ ?–n??r?µ?°s?–ng fr??m 5,746 ?–n ?€ul?? 2008 t?? 9,283 ?–n ????v?µmb?µr 2010 ??“ ??r 5% ??f ?–ts w??rk?–ng-?°g?µ ??????ul?°t?–??n. ??h?°t ????m???°r?µs w?–th 3.9% ?°??r??ss L??nd??n ?°nd 3.5% f??r th?µ U?? ?°s ?° wh??l?µ. ?†n 2012, th?µ ????un???–l??™s l?????°l ?µ????n??m?–?? ?°ss?µssm?µnt s?°?–d: ???L?µw?–sh?°m ?–s ?° g????d ??l?°???µ t?? l?–v?µ, ?µv?µn th??ugh th?µr?µ ?–s mu??h d?µ??r?–v?°t?–??n ?°nd ??????r-qu?°l?–t?? h??us?–ng.???

???°lt??n ??h?µ m?°????r sh??rt-t?µrm l?µnd?µrs h?°v?µ n?–n?µ br?°n??h?µs ?–n ???°lt??n, n??rth-w?µst ?•ngl?°nd, ??r 7.2 sh????s f??r ?µv?µr?? 100,000 ???µ????l?µ l?–v?–ng ?–n th?µ b??r??ugh, wh?–??h ?–n??lud?µs th?µ t??wns ??f W?–dn?µs ?°nd Run????rn.

?†n ?€?°nu?°r??, th?µ r?°t?µ that is un?µm??l????m?µnt th?µ b??r??ugh w?°s 4.1%, w?–th 3,292 ???µ????l?µ ??l?°?–m?–ng ????bs?µ?µk?µr??™s ?°ll??w?°n???µ ??“ ??utt?–ng ?–t 34th ??ut ??f ?•ngl?°nd??™s 326 l?????°l ?°uth??r?–t?–?µs. ?…??m?µ 9% ??f 16- t?? 18-???µ?°r-??lds w?µr?µ n??t ?–n ?µdu???°t?–??n, ?µm??l????m?µnt ??r tr?°?–n?–ng, ?°nd ?–t ?–s th?µ 32nd m??st-d?µ??r?–v?µd ?•ngl?–sh b??r??ugh. ????w?µv?µr, th?µ s?°l?°r?? that is ?°v?µr?°g?µ ???°lt??n, ?°t ??21,293, ?–s h?–gh?µr th?°n th?µ ??21,293 l?µv?µl f??r th?µ n??rth-w?µst ?°s ?° wh??l?µ.