In April 2025, 23 percent of households in Great Britain reported that they could not afford an unexpected expense of 850 British pounds. In the same month, approximately 72 percent of people reported rising living costs relative to the previous month.
Percentage of adults reporting their household could not afford to pay an unexpected, but necessary, expense of 850 GBP in Great Britain from January 2022 to April 2025
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (May 16, 2025). Percentage of adults reporting their household could not afford to pay an unexpected, but necessary, expense of 850 GBP in Great Britain from January 2022 to April 2025 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 07, 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 January 2022 to April 2025." Chart. May 16, 2025. Statista. Accessed June 07, 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 January 2022 to April 2025. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 07, 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 January 2022 to April 2025." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 May 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 January 2022 to April 2025 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1300305/great-britain-inability-to-pay-an-unexpected-expense/ (last visited June 07, 2025)
Percentage of adults reporting their household could not afford to pay an unexpected, but necessary, expense of 850 GBP in Great Britain from January 2022 to April 2025 [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), May 16, 2025. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1300305/great-britain-inability-to-pay-an-unexpected-expense/
