Age discrimination seeking for a job

I have been looking for a job for the past few months and have been experiencing discrimination due to my age.

I am 39 years old, single and from the UK. I have a law degree, a post graduate diploma in legal practice, 9 years of work experience in the UK, and 6 years of work experience in Dubai.

I have a lot of legal administration experience as I worked as a paralegal in the UK and I have 5 years of executive administration experience in Dubai.

The company I was with last year closed down after several years and the company I am with now is not doing very well so I have been told to look for another job.

I have two credit cards with two banks, each of which I owe over 50,000 AED. I was able to make the repayments before, however, last year I lost my job as my company closed down. I then joined another company but as my salary was lower I am not always able to make the minimum payments on my credit cards and as the company isn’t doing well I am being told to look for another job.

I am now constantly being chased by the banks as I cannot afford to make the payments, one bank in particular keeps calling me, threatening to blacklist me, cash the cheque for the full amount owed (which I signed as collateral when I took out the credit card) and once that bounces file a police case against me and have my passport taken by the police.

I am actively looking for a job every day, however, there seems to be discrimination due to my age. When I send out CV’s I do not include my date of birth. When I have been called for interviews employers seem very interested during the interview, however when they ask about my age they then lose interest and swiftly terminate the interview. One potential employer in particular showed me around their office and was very interested in having me work for their company, however, when age came up they were shocked that I was 39 and just kept saying, ‘well good for you’ and ended the interview.

Another interviewer showed the same interest, then once again when my age was mentioned in the interview the interview came to an end.

I don’t sleep very well as I am very stressed about making these repayments and wonder what the bank is going to do if I miss yet another payment. I really need a job now so that I can pay the banks their money. Has anyone else experienced discrimination due to their age? If anyone knows of any upcoming vacancies or can help me to find a job I’d really appreciate it.