Summary

Analysis of spending patterns by household type in 2020 to 2021, including comparisons of single and two-parent households using Living Costs and Food Survey data. This article also highlights reported experiences regarding increases in the cost of living among different household types in Great Britain using data from the Opinions and Lifestyle Survey (March to June 2022), including causes of rising costs and actions taken by households as a result.

Publications

• Parents more likely to report increases in their cost of living

  Parents were more likely to report using credit more than usual because of rising costs in spring 2022. With prices for essentials such as food and energy rising, how does household composition affect finances?

Data

• Impact of increased cost of living on adults across Great Britain

  People in Great Britain's experiences of and actions following increases in their costs of living, and how these differed by a range of personal characteristics.

• Parenting and spending in the UK, April 2020 to March 2021

  Data on spending patterns and disposable income by household composition in April 2020 to March 2021, including comparisons of single and two-parent households, from the Living Costs and Food Survey (LCF).

Changes to this release date

1. Previous date

   6 September 2022 9:30am

   Reason for change

   Further quality assurance of the data is required before publication.