Economy
Incomes in Britain falling b...
New research has found that the average household income in the UK is shrinking by £1 per daythanks to low savings rates, high inflation and frozen wages. The Institute of Fiscal Studies datafou...
Mum pulls the purse strings...
Mum’s the word for who is in control of family finances – with three out of four women controlling the family purse strings, according to a new survey. Although men are still likely to wei...
Inflation now more than doub...
Continuing rises in the price of fuel, food and clothing have helped push inflation to its highest level in more than two years. The Consumer Price Index (CPI) inflation rate has reached an unexpected...
Household finances hit two-y...
Figures for March show the harshest deterioration in household finances for two years – highlightingthe fragile nature of the current economic recovery just days before the government’s an...