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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Vicky Shaw

Majority of adults who are single ‘could not cope with an unexpected £850 bill’

More than a third of adults who live alone say they do not save anything on a regular basis, Aviva said (picture posed by model/Dominic Lipinski/PA Archive) - (PA Archive)

People who are single or living alone are more than twice as likely as the population generally to say they could not cope with an unexpected bill of £850, an insurer’s research indicates.

More than half (58%) of adults surveyed who are single or live alone would not be able to cope with a surprise bill of this size, compared with 23% of people generally, according to the survey commissioned by Aviva.

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