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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Miles Brignall

One in 10 households in UK say they missed paying an essential bill

People walk through the snow beside the beach huts.
People walk through the snow beside beach huts at Blyth in Northumberland on Sunday. The current cold weather will have done little to improve the nation’s personal finances. Photograph: Owen Humphreys/PA

As the cost of living crisis continues to bite, data indicate that almost one in 10 UK households failed to pay a major bill in the month to 10 November, the highest level recorded since April 2020.

According to the consumer group Which?’s latest “consumer insight tracker” research, published on Monday, 9.8% of the households questioned said they had missed or defaulted on a loan, credit card, housing or household bill payment over the month.

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