Debt consolidation is a way of combining all your individual debts from various sources, such as credit cards, overdraft, personal loans, etc, into one single monthly payment. Using this method, you will only deal with one creditor instead of many and therefore make one payment a month instead of having lots of different bills.
The kind of deal you get can depend on a number of factors. The amount you want to borrow, your credit rating, your monthly income and ability to pay, the perceived risk to the loan company and whether the loan is secured or unsecured will affect the terms of the debt consolidation programme.
Debt consolidation is often the first step considered by someone looking to deal with their debt propblem, as it is seen as making the overall debt as easy to manage