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Consumer spending stalled in April in the first sign that the cost of living is starting to hit the pockets of the average household, according to Nationwide Building Society’s latest Spending Report. As households appear to be starting to reduce spend, the rising costs of goods and services threatens to undermine their efforts, the data…
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The cost of living gap between rich and poor household is at its highest level since records began in mid-2000s according to the Resolution Foundation. The Foundation’s research found that the gap in the inflation experienced by the richest and poorest tenth of households grew to 1.5 percentage points in April – the largest gap…
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A survey by KIS Finance has found that over 22% of those aged 18 to 35 have been forced to take on an additional job in order to make ends meet, as the cost-of-living crisis deepens. Whilst recent figures from the ONS show that unemployment fell to 3.7%, its lowest level in nearly 50 years, many are…
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The rising cost of living will leave 1.5 million households struggling to pay food and energy bills, according to a forecast from the National Institute of Economic and Social Research (NIESR). The think tank has said that the government should offer targeted interventions to support the UK’s poorest. NIESR also said that the Bank of…
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Higher earners are more fearful of moving or losing jobs than low-earners, due to worries about getting less pay and flexibility when they find new jobs, while low-earners often see little benefit from upending the status quo, according to new research by the Resolution Foundation. Listen Up – the 18th report for The Economy 2030…
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Grieving families in Britain are being put under additional financial strain due to not discussing end-of-life wishes with loved ones, SunLife’s annual Cost of Dying Report has revealed. The research revealed that families unsure of what the deceased would have wanted often overspend compared to those who had shared their wishes in advance. Almost half (48%) of…
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Despite signs of recovery in 2021, consumers’ wealth has seen a sharp decline in the first quarter of 2022 as the cost-of-living crisis takes its toll, according to the latest data from LifeSearch. The Index – compiled by modelling a range of data sources covering health, wealth, and happiness and monitoring changes over time – shows that…
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More than one in seven UK households have cut back on food or skipped meals in the past month according to new research by The Food Foundation. The data has shown a 57% jump in the proportion of households cutting back on food or missing meals altogether in just three months. In April, 7.3 million…
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Demand for credit from households is expected to rise this year as cost of living pressures bite, according to the latest EY ITEM Club UK Bank Lending Forecast, which predicts consumer borrowing will grow to a five-year high of 7.9% in 2022 (equivalent to almost £16 billion in net terms). This is a trajectory reversal…
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New data from StepChange Debt Charity shows that the cost of living pressure continues to rise for financially stretched households, as it was the third most commonly cited reason for debt in March, up from the fourth most common in February and the sixth most common in 2021. While 6% of StepChange clients in 2021…
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Here is an overview of The Money Charity’s latest statistics for Apri, 2022 Personal debt in the UK People in the UK owed £1,773.2 billion at the end of February 2022. The average total debt per household, including mortgages, was £63,803 and per adult was £33,526, around 107.9% of average earnings. Net mortgage lending rose by…
Read moreThe Office for National Statistics (ONS) has published its latest cost of living statistics finding that one in four (23%) adults find it difficult to pay household bills in the last month, compared with a year ago. The research also found that nine in ten (87%) adults reported an increase in their cost of living…
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A new survey by KPMG has highlighted the impact of the rising cost of living on consumer spending with consumers expected to spend £82.80 more each month on bills and taxes. With the cost of living squeeze tightening, KPMG asked 3000 consumers about their 2022 purchasing and their spending intentions for the rest of the…
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