Money Statistics December 2021

09-01-2022

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The money charity produced monthly statistics on the various financial elements of the UK population. They have been doing this since 2005 and makes quite interesting reading. Here is the latest form from December 2021.

The money charity produced monthly statistics on the various financial elements of the UK population. They have been doing this since 2005 and makes quite interesting reading. Here is the latest form from December 2021.

I won't cover everything, you can find the latest information here.

Description Value
Average Total Debt per UK household £62,965
Total Unsecured Debt per UK household £3,713
Average Credit Card Debt per UK household £2,085
Total owed by people in the UK £1,749.9bn
Outstanding Consumer Credit Lending £196.4bn
Time for a 1st-time buyer to save for a home deposit 15 years
Daily Repossessions in the UK 4.5 or one every 5 hours
Time to repay a Credit Card with an average interest rate, making min payments 25 years

It's worthwhile information provided by the Money Charity and I recommend making it a regular read.

Lee Wisener, CeMAP, CeRER, CeFAP

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