'Dodgy but useful' - the street with 18 payday lenders
Labour has pledged to impose a levy on the profits of payday lenders to help support lower-cost lending from credit unions and boost money advice services.
But do payday loans have a rightful place?
The Today Programme's Tom Feilden reports from Walthamstow High Street in north east London where there are 18 payday lenders and a lot of people see them as a necessary evil.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4's Today programme on Thursday 17 October 2013.
17 Oct 2013