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Can your finances cope with UKs gradual shutdown?

17 March 2020

We are entering a national period of self-isolation and a likely, coronavirus-driven, hopefully short-term recession. How well set up are you (and your family) FINANCIALLY to weather it?

We are entering a national period of self-isolation and a likely, coronavirus-driven, hopefully short-term recession. How well set up are you (and your family) FINANCIALLY to weather it?

Please select ONE option under the relevant category.

Results

I'm SINGLE with NO dependent kids and I'm EMPLOYED (1012 votes)
Well set up to cope629 votes (62%)
It'll be difficult, but I'll manage279 votes (28%)
It's very tough, I'll struggle89 votes (9%)
It's a nightmare, I need serious help15 votes (1%)
I'm SINGLE with NO dependent kids and I'm SELF-EMPLOYED (178 votes)
Well set up to cope54 votes (30%)
It'll be difficult, but I'll manage56 votes (31%)
It's very tough, I'll struggle35 votes (20%)
It's a nightmare, I need serious help33 votes (19%)
I'm SINGLE with NO dependent kids and I'm UNEMPLOYED, RETIRED or a STUDENT (609 votes)
Well set up to cope414 votes (68%)
It'll be difficult, but I'll manage146 votes (24%)
It's very tough, I'll struggle27 votes (4%)
It's a nightmare, I need serious help22 votes (4%)
I'm SINGLE with dependent KIDS and I'm EMPLOYED (231 votes)
Well set up to cope76 votes (33%)
It'll be difficult, but I'll manage97 votes (42%)
It's very tough, I'll struggle42 votes (18%)
It's a nightmare, I need serious help16 votes (7%)
I'm SINGLE with dependent KIDS and I'm SELF-EMPLOYED (50 votes)
Well set up to cope10 votes (20%)
It'll be difficult, but I'll manage10 votes (20%)
It's very tough, I'll struggle16 votes (32%)
It's a nightmare, I need serious help14 votes (28%)
I'm SINGLE with dependent KIDS and I'm UNEMPLOYED, RETIRED, a STUDENT or a HOMEMAKER (73 votes)
Well set up to cope24 votes (33%)
It'll be difficult, but I'll manage29 votes (40%)
It's very tough, I'll struggle13 votes (18%)
It's a nightmare, I need serious help7 votes (10%)
I'm in a COUPLE with NO dependent kids and I'm EMPLOYED (1622 votes)
Well set up to cope972 votes (60%)
It'll be difficult, but we'll manage491 votes (30%)
It's very tough, we'll struggle136 votes (8%)
It's a nightmare, we need serious help23 votes (1%)
I'm in a COUPLE with NO dependent kids and I'm SELF-EMPLOYED (369 votes)
Well set up to cope123 votes (33%)
It'll be difficult, but we'll manage116 votes (31%)
Not really set up – we'll likely need help89 votes (24%)
It's a nightmare, we need serious help41 votes (11%)
I'm in a COUPLE with NO dependent kids and I'm UNEMPLOYED, RETIRED, a STUDENT or a HOMEMAKER (1278 votes)
Well set up to cope948 votes (74%)
It'll be difficult, but we'll manage256 votes (20%)
It's very tough, we'll struggle55 votes (4%)
It's a nightmare, we need serious help19 votes (1%)
I'm in a COUPLE with dependent KIDS and I'm EMPLOYED (1675 votes)
Well set up to cope718 votes (43%)
It'll be difficult, but we'll manage682 votes (41%)
It's very tough, we'll struggle228 votes (14%)
It's a nightmare, we need serious help47 votes (3%)
I'm in a COUPLE with dependent KIDS and I'm SELF-EMPLOYED (335 votes)
Well set up to cope49 votes (15%)
It'll be difficult, but we'll manage114 votes (34%)
It's very tough, we'll struggle90 votes (27%)
It's a nightmare, we need serious help82 votes (24%)
I'm in a COUPLE with dependent KIDS and I'm UNEMPLOYED, RETIRED, a STUDENT or a HOMEMAKER (243 votes)
Well set up to cope90 votes (37%)
It'll be difficult, but we'll manage98 votes (40%)
It's very tough, we'll struggle35 votes (14%)
It's a nightmare, we need serious help20 votes (8%)

                   7,675 votes received.

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