Horizon 1 1 6 OS : Ouvrages scientifiques Measuring, regulating and preventing household debt to better combat poverty ODRIIS Policiy Brief en ligne [6 ] 2025 Pondichéry ODRIIS fdi:010095693 ENG 2 https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010095693 https://horizon.documentation.ird.fr/exl-doc/pleins_textes/2025-12/010095693.pdf Horizon (IRD) Household debt is skyrocketing worldwide. As basic needs become unaffordable, families turn to credit, often under abusive conditions. Poor women are the hardest hit, facing financial stress, exploitation and social stigmatization. This note calls for systemic reforms to break the poverty-debt cycle affecting millions of people. 094 ; 106