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Six in 10 UK adults struggling to keep up with bills – City regulator

Nearly eight million people were already finding it a heavy burden to keep up with their bills before this autumn, according to research from the City regulator. The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) estimated that 7.8 million people were struggling ...

21 Oct 2022 at 01:01

Personal Finance

One in five ‘have recently sought free help or guidance as living costs rise’

More than a fifth (21%) of people sought free help or guidance with money in the three months leading up to September, according to a survey. The survey of 3,000 adults was carried out for the Money and Pensions Service (MaPS) to mark Talk Money ...

10 Nov 2022 at 01:01

Personal Finance

Households’ confidence in future finances turns more downbeat

Households’ expectations for their finances over the year ahead have become gloomier, according to an index. The score on this measure deteriorated to 95.2 in September, from 97.4 the previous month, according to the consumer confidence survey ...

14 Oct 2024 at 12:59

Personal Finance

Insurance customers ‘being charged rates as high as 45% for paying monthly’

Some insurance customers are being hit with “unfair” interest rates for paying monthly, according to Which? The consumer group said the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) should act swiftly to prevent people being “penalised” for being unable ...

13 Sept 2024 at 00:01

Personal Finance

Signs of household optimism as spending on holidays and entertainment increases

Spending on holidays and entertainment increased in the first half of this year compared with the same period in 2023, according to TSB analysis of customers’ shopping habits. But households cut back when it came to spending on home ...

10 Jul 2024 at 00:01

Personal Finance

Spending on rent and mortgages jumped in October, says Barclays

Annual growth in consumer spending on rent and mortgages accelerated last month to reach its highest level since September 2023, according to a major bank. Spending on rent and mortgages rose by 6.4% annually in October, the ...

07 Nov 2024 at 00:01

Personal Finance

Home emergency callouts predicted to spike on Easter Monday

A spike in emergency callouts from households tends to happen on Easter Monday, according to data from a home assistance provider. HomeServe analysed internal data going back to 2020 and said it has seen a noticeable peak ...

09 Apr 2023 at 07:00

Personal Finance

Run-up to general election marked by income stagnation, says think-tank

Working-age households are set for a year of income stagnation in the run-up to the next general election, with the current parliamentary term on track to be the worst for living standards growth since at least the 1950s,...

06 Sept 2023 at 06:57

Average earner ‘would have paid around £174 less in tax next year before U-turn’

An average UK earner on a £30,000 salary will lose a £174 boost that would have come next year if plans to cut the basic rate of income tax to 19% had gone ahead, according to analysis. However, they will still be ...

17 Oct 2022 at 17:39

City

More than eight million financially strained in cost-of-living crisis – report

More than eight million UK adults are “financially fragile” and at risk of being over-stretched due to record levels of unsecured debt and rising interest rates amid the cost-of-living crisis, according to a ...

29 Dec 2022 at 09:06

Personal Finance

Third of midlifers ‘providing financial support or unpaid care to loved ones’

A third (33%) of people aged 40 to 60 provide financial support or unpaid care to at least one loved one – on top of their job and other family commitments, a survey has found. One in 10 (10%) midlifers ...

23 Feb 2022 at 01:25

Personal Finance

Third of people ‘feel their finances are negatively affecting mental wellbeing’

One in three (33%) people feel their current financial situation is having a negative impact on their mental wellbeing, a survey has found. A similar proportion (31%) said their finances are negatively ...

22 Mar 2024 at 10:53

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