61% of consumers claim the cost of living crisis is having a significant impact on their finances
In our latest research, we surveyed over 2000 people to understand how they perceive the cost-of-living crisis to be affecting their financial health, and how lenders can better support consumer needs when finances are stretched.
Read our latest report, outlining how consumers are perceiving their own financial health, and how lenders can better understand and support those at risk during a cost-of-living crisis.
Read the latest research in our eBook now14.7 million
14.7 million people have a low financial resilience1
31%
31% of people do not feel financially secure
23%
23% of people with income changes due to Covid-19 are expecting to take out new credit
How to guide customers through the 2022 cost-of-living squeeze
Inflation hit 7% for the 12 months to March 2022 – a 30 year high – and consumers are now feeling the squeeze.
Forward-thinking lenders can gain a significant advantage by using Experian’s new white-label Financial Education tools, which merge Experian credit scores and reports with transactional Open Banking data to provide the most complete picture yet of a consumer’s finances, helping them negotiate their new financial realities.
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The fewer customers who end up in collections the better, but what steps can you take to reduce the risk of engaging in costly debt recovery processes, particularly during a pandemic?
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1 FCA finds the Covid-19 pandemic leaves over a quarter of UK adults with low financial resilience (Financial Conduct Authority, 2021)