TABLE 3.

Summary of financial difficulties experienced during the first lockdown by income group

	%
High‐income families (>£20,000)
% Reporting >1 indicator of financial stress	33
Low‐income families (<£20,000)
% Reporting >1 indicator of financial stress	41

Note: Financial stress: losing employment, losing significant amount of income, struggling to pay bills, being at risk of eviction or losing accommodation, unable to afford sufficient food, having to use emergency loans or foodbanks.

[Corrections made on 12 April 2021, after first online publication: This is now Table 3 in this version and the ‘%’ values have been corrected.]