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Demeter

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9. One in five UK families admit they are 'living on the edge'

Tue Jun 26, 2012, 09:16 PM

Jun 2012

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/one-in-five-uk-families-admit-they-are-living-on-the-edge-7881080.html

...Frightening research published today shows that 20 per cent of families are struggling to cope financially while another two-fifths are “just getting by”.

The survey by think tank Centre for the Modern Family shows people are being battered by increased living costs and falling wages.

They’ve also been whacked, by the climbing cost of childcare and the continuing harsh economic climate, as well as many being hit by the Coalition’s cutbacks.

Welsh families have been hardest hit by financial woes with 57 per cent saying it is their biggest challenge compared to a national average of 45 per cent....

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