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nick_h.-
Dunno about Stonehedge's source but the govt's data is 22% of individuals are in relative poverty i.e. on 60% or less than the median nation income after housing costs.
https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/households-below-average-income-for-financial-years-ending-1995-to-2020 -
Crikey. Where did you read that?
https://www.ybs.co.uk/media-centre/savings-crisis/index.html
I read about it at least five years ago, but here's something more recent.
Sumo
Stonehedge
Something like 25% of the population of the UK has less than £100 in the bank. Five grand is a life changing amount of money to millions of people.