In February 2025, 22 percent of households in Great Britain reported that they could not afford an unexpected expense of 850 British pounds. Various factors have been driving price rises among British households, with the inflation rate reaching a high of 11.1 percent in October 2022.
Percentage of adults reporting their household could not afford to pay an unexpected, but necessary, expense of 850 GBP in Great Britain from November 2021 to February 2025
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (February 21, 2025). Percentage of adults reporting their household could not afford to pay an unexpected, but necessary, expense of 850 GBP in Great Britain from November 2021 to February 2025 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 22, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1300305/great-britain-inability-to-pay-an-unexpected-expense/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Percentage of adults reporting their household could not afford to pay an unexpected, but necessary, expense of 850 GBP in Great Britain from November 2021 to February 2025." Chart. February 21, 2025. Statista. Accessed April 22, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1300305/great-britain-inability-to-pay-an-unexpected-expense/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2025). Percentage of adults reporting their household could not afford to pay an unexpected, but necessary, expense of 850 GBP in Great Britain from November 2021 to February 2025. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 22, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1300305/great-britain-inability-to-pay-an-unexpected-expense/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Percentage of Adults Reporting Their Household Could Not Afford to Pay An Unexpected, but Necessary, Expense of 850 Gbp in Great Britain from November 2021 to February 2025." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Feb 2025, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1300305/great-britain-inability-to-pay-an-unexpected-expense/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Percentage of adults reporting their household could not afford to pay an unexpected, but necessary, expense of 850 GBP in Great Britain from November 2021 to February 2025 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1300305/great-britain-inability-to-pay-an-unexpected-expense/ (last visited April 22, 2025)
Percentage of adults reporting their household could not afford to pay an unexpected, but necessary, expense of 850 GBP in Great Britain from November 2021 to February 2025 [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), February 21, 2025. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1300305/great-britain-inability-to-pay-an-unexpected-expense/
