LEEDS, UNITED KINGDOM — (Marketwire) — 12/10/12 — Independent research commissioned by has today revealed that 30% of consumers are finding it increasingly difficult to put any of their salaries aside each month as financial pressures continue to squeeze take home pay.
Key Findings:
With average credit card and loan balances remaining broadly constant over the last eighteen months the signs are that consumers are finding it more and more difficult to make ends meet, often using their entire take home pay to keep up with the rising cost of living and repayments on financial commitments such as mortgage, credit/store card, overdraft and unsecured loans.
The YouGov research showed that 45 to 54 year olds seem to be feeling the most pain with 40 per cent confirming that they save nothing at all each month and a total of 63 per cent confirming that the cost of either, food, utilities or mortgage repayments were causing the most strain on their finances.
In addition respondents were specifically asked if they would be cutting back on spending this Christmas as a direct impact of the economic climate with 39 per cent confirming they would be intending to do so. However for those with three or more children this figure jumped to 52 per cent.
Graham Lund, Managing Director, Callcredit Information Group said, “These findings demonstrate that many people are living on a financial knife edge with little or no room to cope with changes in their financial situation. The freeze in the planned January fuel duty announced by the government will no doubt help consumers but as financial pressures continue to mount it is now more important than ever that consumers- don-t overstretch themselves.”
Notes to editors:
Research information
All figures, unless otherwise stated, are from YouGov Plc. Total sample size was 2037 adults. Fieldwork was undertaken between 30th November and 3rd December 2012. The survey was carried out online. The figures have been weighted and are representative of all GB adults (aged 18+).
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