Consumers are continuing to feel the pinch as their financial wellbeing remains in question.
The latest Markit Household Finance Index (HFI) …
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Around one-third of people living in Blackpool cannot afford to buy basic goods this Christmas.
Research carried out by the Money Advice Serv…
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More than one in five people are hiding their debts from their partner in a move that could threaten the couple's financial future.
Resea…
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Households in the UK spent an average of £489 a week during 2012.
Newly-released research by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) reveale…
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Some 12 per cent of Britons have been turned down for credit in the past three years.
Newly-released research by Confused.com has found nearly one …
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Consumers are finding it increasingly difficult to manage their money.
Research conducted by ING on behalf of the financial education charity pfeg …
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Households look set to struggle for longer after the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) revealed average wages are not expected to reach pre-reces…
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A "sustained and unprecedented" fall in living standards has seen more working families fall below the poverty line.
The annual Mon…
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