Summary

Analysis of the impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic on household and individuals’ financial health, considering changes in spending, income and economic well-being. This article combines findings from the Living Costs and Food Survey, the Opinions and Lifestyle Survey, the Survey of Living Conditions, and the Wealth and Assets Survey.

Publications

• Weekly household spending fell by more than £100 on average during the coronavirus pandemic

  Restrictions on buying certain goods and services alongside drops in income during the pandemic led to a reduction in average household spending.

Data

• Total population estimates on personal and economic well-being across time

  Total population estimates on personal and economic well-being across time for Great Britain, according to the Opinions and Lifestyle Survey (OPN).

• Ethnicity split pooled estimates on personal and economic well-being

  Ethnicity split estimates on personal and economic well-being using pooled datasets according to the Opinions and Lifestyle Survey (OPN).

• Estimates of credit balances and credit and debit impacts on personal and economic well-being

  Estimates of credit balances and credit and debit impacts on personal and economic well-being according to provisional data from the Wealth and Assets Survey (WAS).

• Employee and self-employed split pooled estimates on personal and economic well-being

  Employee and self-employed split estimates on personal and economic well-being using pooled datasets according to the Opinions and Lifestyle Survey (OPN).

• Income group and employment status split time series estimates on personal and economic well-being

  Income group and employment status split estimates on personal and economic well-being across time according to the Opinions and Lifestyle Survey (OPN).

• Economic well-being estimates from the Survey on Living Conditions, Great Britain

  Estimates of how the coronavirus (COVID-19) has impacted income and affordability in Great Britain. Data are from the Survey on Living Conditions (SLC).

• Expenditure estimates on personal and economic well-being

  Estimates of expenditure and income to expenditure ratios according to provisional data from the Living Costs and Food survey (LCF).

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