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THE GOVERNMENT has been urged to do more to assist people with money problems following a dramatic rise in the number of people seeking help to cope with debt issues.

The Free Legal Advice Centre (Flac) says it has had a four-fold increase in requests for advice on debt-related problems over the past year, as well as a doubling in visits to its advice centre.