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Families get support for Christmas
Nearly half of Britons will receive financial support as a Christmas presents this year, according to a poll from Scottish Widows. Forty-four per cent of the population will get some kind of financial support from their family, the survey said, while one out 10 will need financial support just to get through the holiday period. Twice as many will need to borrow money to buy Christmas presents, the insurer said.