As of September 2020, the majority of households in the United Kingdom planned to keep the savings they build up during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in their bank accounts. On the other hand, only a minor share of the respondents was planning to invest their additional savings in stocks (10.3 percent) or to spend them (9.5 percent).
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Households' plans for the use of additional savings accumulated during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in the United Kingdom in 2020
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Office for Budget Responsibility. (March 3, 2021). Households' plans for the use of additional savings accumulated during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in the United Kingdom in 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 28, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1221314/plans-for-savings-built-up-during-covid-19-uk/
Office for Budget Responsibility. "Households' plans for the use of additional savings accumulated during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in the United Kingdom in 2020." Chart. March 3, 2021. Statista. Accessed June 28, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1221314/plans-for-savings-built-up-during-covid-19-uk/
Office for Budget Responsibility. (2021). Households' plans for the use of additional savings accumulated during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in the United Kingdom in 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 28, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1221314/plans-for-savings-built-up-during-covid-19-uk/
Office for Budget Responsibility. "Households' Plans for The Use of Additional Savings Accumulated during The Coronavirus (Covid-19) Pandemic in The United Kingdom in 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 3 Mar 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1221314/plans-for-savings-built-up-during-covid-19-uk/
Office for Budget Responsibility, Households' plans for the use of additional savings accumulated during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in the United Kingdom in 2020 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1221314/plans-for-savings-built-up-during-covid-19-uk/ (last visited June 28, 2025)
Households' plans for the use of additional savings accumulated during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in the United Kingdom in 2020 [Graph], Office for Budget Responsibility, March 3, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1221314/plans-for-savings-built-up-during-covid-19-uk/
