In September 2024, 64 percent of households in Great Britain said that they had started to spend less on non-essentials in response to their cost of living increasing.
Main measures that people have taken due to the cost of living increase over the previous month in Great Britain in September 2024
Characteristic
Percentage of respondents
Spending less on non-essentials
64%
Shopping around more
49%
Using less fuel such as gas or electricity in my home
41%
Spending less on food shopping and essentials
38%
Using my savings
29%
Cutting back on non-essential journeys in my vehicle
28%
Making energy efficiency improvements to my home
20%
Using credit more than usual, for example, credit cards, loans or overdrafts
16%
None of these
11%
Doing other things
6%
Using support from charities, including food banks
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (October 18, 2024). Main measures that people have taken due to the cost of living increase over the previous month in Great Britain in September 2024 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1305038/great-britain-measures-taken-due-to-cost-of-living-increase/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Main measures that people have taken due to the cost of living increase over the previous month in Great Britain in September 2024." Chart. October 18, 2024. Statista. Accessed November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1305038/great-britain-measures-taken-due-to-cost-of-living-increase/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2024). Main measures that people have taken due to the cost of living increase over the previous month in Great Britain in September 2024. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1305038/great-britain-measures-taken-due-to-cost-of-living-increase/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Main Measures That People Have Taken Due to The Cost of Living Increase over The Previous Month in Great Britain in September 2024." Statista, Statista Inc., 18 Oct 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1305038/great-britain-measures-taken-due-to-cost-of-living-increase/
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Main measures that people have taken due to the cost of living increase over the previous month in Great Britain in September 2024 [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), October 18, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1305038/great-britain-measures-taken-due-to-cost-of-living-increase/