Third of middle classes too short of cash to pay a £500 bill
Jun 7, 2016 16:56:00 GMT 7
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Post by Soutpeel on Jun 7, 2016 16:56:00 GMT 7
Third of middle classes too short of cash to pay a £500 bill
One in three middle-class people could not pay an unexpected bill of £500 without resorting to borrowing, according to research showing the squeeze on household finances.
A poll for The Times illustrates the lack of disposable income for many British households as they try to square static wages with rising living costs.
Thirty-one per cent of middle-class voters — so-called ABC1s including professional, junior managerial and administrative workers — would struggle with a sudden bill of up to £500, the YouGov survey found. Forty-six per cent of manual workers and the unemployed, known as the C2DE category, would not be able to
www.thetimes.co.uk/article/third-of-middle-classes-too-short-of-cash-to-pay-a-500-bill-lrgc5lb8g
One in three middle-class people could not pay an unexpected bill of £500 without resorting to borrowing, according to research showing the squeeze on household finances.
A poll for The Times illustrates the lack of disposable income for many British households as they try to square static wages with rising living costs.
Thirty-one per cent of middle-class voters — so-called ABC1s including professional, junior managerial and administrative workers — would struggle with a sudden bill of up to £500, the YouGov survey found. Forty-six per cent of manual workers and the unemployed, known as the C2DE category, would not be able to
www.thetimes.co.uk/article/third-of-middle-classes-too-short-of-cash-to-pay-a-500-bill-lrgc5lb8g
