MoneyUK poll
Over the next 12 months, do you expect your household's financial situation to get better, stay about the same, or get worse?
| All | 18-29 | 30-44* | 45-64* | 65+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Get a lot better | 20% | – | 28% | 3% | – |
| Get a little better | 25% | – | 28% | 20% | – |
| Stay about the same | 28% | – | 26% | 31% | – |
| Get a little worse | 13% | – | 9% | 23% | – |
| Get a lot worse | 8% | – | 6% | 14% | – |
| Don't know | 6% | – | 4% | 9% | – |
| All | Men | Women* | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Get a lot better | 20% | 18% | 22% |
| Get a little better | 25% | 30% | 20% |
| Stay about the same | 28% | 27% | 30% |
| Get a little worse | 13% | 10% | 17% |
| Get a lot worse | 8% | 8% | 7% |
| Don't know | 6% | 7% | 4% |
| All | London | South & East | South West & Wales | Midlands | North of England | Scotland | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Get a lot better | 20% | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Get a little better | 25% | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Stay about the same | 28% | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Get a little worse | 13% | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Get a lot worse | 8% | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Don't know | 6% | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| All | Under £25k | £25k-£49k* | £50k or more | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Get a lot better | 20% | – | 9% | 35% |
| Get a little better | 25% | – | 14% | 35% |
| Stay about the same | 28% | – | 43% | 22% |
| Get a little worse | 13% | – | 23% | 2% |
| Get a lot worse | 8% | – | 6% | 6% |
| Don't know | 6% | – | 6% | 0% |
| All | Degree or higher | No degree* | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Get a lot better | 20% | 30% | 3% |
| Get a little better | 25% | 30% | 18% |
| Stay about the same | 28% | 29% | 28% |
| Get a little worse | 13% | 6% | 25% |
| Get a lot worse | 8% | 3% | 15% |
| Don't know | 6% | 2% | 13% |
| All | Children under 18 at home | No children under 18 at home* | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Get a lot better | 20% | 28% | 7% |
| Get a little better | 25% | 28% | 21% |
| Stay about the same | 28% | 19% | 43% |
| Get a little worse | 13% | 17% | 7% |
| Get a lot worse | 8% | 8% | 7% |
| Don't know | 6% | 0% | 14% |
| All | Working | Not working | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Get a lot better | 20% | 24% | – |
| Get a little better | 25% | 26% | – |
| Stay about the same | 28% | 30% | – |
| Get a little worse | 13% | 12% | – |
| Get a lot worse | 8% | 6% | – |
| Don't know | 6% | 2% | – |
| All | White | Ethnic minority | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Get a lot better | 20% | 14% | – |
| Get a little better | 25% | 25% | – |
| Stay about the same | 28% | 30% | – |
| Get a little worse | 13% | 15% | – |
| Get a lot worse | 8% | 9% | – |
| Don't know | 6% | 8% | – |
| All | Labour* | Conservative | Reform UK | Other parties | Did not vote | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Get a lot better | 20% | 25% | – | – | – | – |
| Get a little better | 25% | 35% | – | – | – | – |
| Stay about the same | 28% | 23% | – | – | – | – |
| Get a little worse | 13% | 15% | – | – | – | – |
| Get a lot worse | 8% | 3% | – | – | – | – |
| Don't know | 6% | 0% | – | – | – | – |
| All | Remain | Leave* | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Get a lot better | 20% | 24% | 15% |
| Get a little better | 25% | 20% | 32% |
| Stay about the same | 28% | 33% | 26% |
| Get a little worse | 13% | 14% | 15% |
| Get a lot worse | 8% | 6% | 9% |
| Don't know | 6% | 4% | 3% |
- Who we asked
- UK adults 18+, online panel
- Fieldwork
- 15 October 2026
- Weighting
- Not weighted
- Small groups
- * under 50 people, read as a rough guide. – under 30, not shown
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