Two fifths of UK adults see finances worsen

LV's Wealth and Wellbeing Research Programme surveyed 4,000 UK adults. It found that months of rising supermarket costs and other higher bills like energy are having a knock-on effect on the nation's money habits, preventing them from saving for the future. Headline inflation has dropped to 4.6%, down from a high of 11.1% in October 2022. Yet four in ten people continue to report feeling worried about increased food and utility costs, the survey found. Less than half (49%) of the working age population asked in the research said they could comfortably afford to pay their bills. As ...