10m UK adults not financially resilient: MetLife

Reliance on loans, credit cards

John Brazier
clock • 2 min read

MetLife research finds Covid pandemic has worsened financial situation of one-in-three UK adults

The survey, conducted among 2,000 UK adults by Censuswide earlier this year, found that one-in-five (19%) of UK adults do not consider themselves financial resilient and would rely on loans or credit cards. Although 60% of consumers said they feel financially resilient, almost one-third (29%) admitted that this would only be the case if they were to receive help from a family member, their partner or someone else, according to the research. The onset of the Covid-19 pandemic has resulted around one-third of UK adults' financial situation worsening, of which almost one in ten (8%) say ...

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