Understanding the impact of the pandemic on the financial lives of UK households

Brian Carruthers

A longitudinal qualitative study by Blue Marble Research has been running since May 2020 seeking to understand the financial impact of the pandemic on UK households.

A longitudinal qualitative study by Blue Marble Research has been running since May 2020 (originally planned for six months, it has been extended to June 2021) and seeks to understand the impact of the pandemic on the financial lives of UK households.

In each of three waves of fieldwork, respondents in 25 households (broadly reflective of the country in terms of age, socio-economic grade and a range of working situations) were set a short online task – a ‘temperature check’ on their financial confidence – and answered survey questions to monitor changes in individual responses; this was followed by a...

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