Behaviour & Attitudes poll finds cost of food has replaced energy as main concern and that families with teenage children are struggling most
Budget 2024: ‘Targeted’ mortgage relief planned for homeowners hit by interest rate hikesWhile 65 per cent of those polled said they have less disposable income now than this time last year, this has reduced from 79 per cent in September 2022
Potential emigration is low but the study suggests there is higher openness among younger cohorts and Dubliners, with 10 per cent of people aged between 16 and 34 strongly agreeing that they are planning to emigrate at some point. When asked what aspect of the crisis is the most worrying, 81 per cent said food prices with 73 per cent pointing to energy costs.In addition rent/mortgage worries have increased this year compared to last, with one third now most worried about this expense, a percentage which is driven by under-55s in particular.
He told The Irish Times the “range of worries that people have has expanded. It was energy, now it is energy, food, housing, fuel. There’s mountains of increases.”
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