Latest analysis on how the rise in the #CostOfLiving and difficulty accessing NHS services have impacted people’s lives in Great Britain (15 to 26 February 2023)

16% of adults reported experiencing very low or low food security🍽️

➡️ ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulati… 16% of adults reported experiencing very low or low food sec
Those more likely to report food insecurity included adults:

▪️ with moderate-to-severe depressive symptoms (42%)
▪️ who were economically inactive, not retired (35%),
▪️ who were unemployed (30%)
▪️ with at least one dependent child (26%)
In this period, 21% of adults were eating food past its use-by date to save money on food because of increases in the #CostOfLiving 🍞

Compared with 18% in the November to December 2022 period.
Among adults taking prescription medication and paying for it, 10% reported taking less to save on costs 💊

More likely to say this included those:

▪️ aged 16 to 29 (24%)
▪️ economically inactive, not retired (20%)
▪️ experiencing moderate-to-severe depressive symptoms (19%) 10% of adults taking medicine on prescription and paying for
19% of adults said they needed to contact a GP practice but decided not to. Those more likely to say this included:

▪️ those experiencing moderate-to-severe depressive symptoms (37%)
▪️ those in the most deprived areas in England (30%)
▪️ women (23%) 23% of women who needed to contact their GP practice decided
Among those who decided not to contact their GP practice, the most common reasons were:

📅 thinking the wait for an appointment would be too long (56%)
📞 being unable to contact their GP practice at the times required (26%)
🏥 being worried about the burden on the NHS (24%)
The most common actions adults took after deciding not to contact their GP practice were:

▪️ managing the condition themselves (57%)
▪️ seeking advice on the internet (22%)
▪️ seeing a pharmacist (14%)

➡️ ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulati…

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More from @ONS

Mar 31
We've brought together recent data and insights relating to the rising #CostOfLiving 🧵⬇️

The annual inflation rate (including owner occupiers’ housing costs) rose from 8.8% to 9.2% between January and February 2023 📈

➡️ ons.gov.uk/economy/inflat… Follow our thread for the l...
The prices of food and non-alcoholic drinks rose at the fastest rate in more than 45 years in the 12 months to February 2023🛒

The annual inflation rate in this category was 18.2%, up from 16.8% in the year to January 2023.

➡️ ons.gov.uk/economy/inflat… Line charts showing annual ...
Between 1997 and 2022, housing has become less affordable in every local authority, and the share of local authorities with an affordability ratio below 5 times workers’ earnings has fallen from 89% to 7% 🏠

➡️ ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulati…
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Mar 31
GDP is estimated to have grown by a revised 0.1% in Quarter 4 (Oct to Dec) 2022.

Up from an initial estimate of 0.0% growth.

➡️ ons.gov.uk/economy/grossd… Bar chart showing revised e...
Commenting on today’s revised GDP figures, ONS Director of Economic Statistics Darren Morgan said: (1/3) ⬇️ The economy performed a lit...
Darren Morgan continued: (2/3) ⬇️ Households saved more in th...
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Mar 30
Latest economic activity and social change data shows the estimated demand for fuel per transaction was 5 percentage points above the level in the previous week ⛽

12 percentage points above the level seen in the equivalent week of 2022.

➡️ ons.gov.uk/economy/econom… Economic activity and social change in the UK, real-time ind
According to @Springboard_ weekly retail footfall in the week to 26 March 2023 was:

🛍️ 97% of the previous week
🛍️ 80% of the equivalent week of 2019 Multiple small line charts showing overall retail footfall w
The System Average Price of gas fell by 12% in the week to 26 March 2023, according to National Gas Transmission 🔥

This is:
▪️ 55% below the equivalent week of 2022
▪️ 79% below the peak level recorded on 28 August 2022
▪️ the tenth consecutive week-on-week decrease Line chart showing  the System Average Price (SAP) of gas de
Read 4 tweets
Mar 30
There were 824,983 conceptions for women of all ages in England and Wales in 2021.

At the time of the #COVID19 pandemic when lockdowns and restrictions may have affected behaviours, this is the first increase seen in the last six years.

➡️ ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulati… The number of conceptions rose for the first time in six yea
Women aged 30 to 34 years had the highest number and conception rate for the fifth year in a row.

This age group also had the lowest percentage of conceptions leading to abortion.
The latest data suggests that for the first time since records began, women outside of marriage or civil partnership have a higher conception rate than those within marriage or civil partnership.

This may be an effect of the differences in population estimates used. Women over the age of 25 saw an increase in conception rates
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Mar 30
Using #Census2021 data, we’ve analysed housing characteristics at a dwelling level in England and Wales and compared how this has changed over the last ten years.

There were 26.4 million dwellings in 2021 - compared with 24.4 million in 2011.

➡️ ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulati… Graphic with text:  26.4    million dwellings in England and
Of all dwellings:

▪️ 24.9 million were in England (up 8.5% since 2011)
▪️ 1.5 million were in Wales (up 6%)

There were also more unoccupied dwellings in England & Wales in 2021. Use our interactive map to explore unoccupied dwellings in your local area.
Semi-detached housing was the most common occupied dwelling in 2021.

Flats, maisonettes and apartments were most common in unoccupied dwellings. Semi-detached most common in occupied dwellings, while flats
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Mar 29
We've published new qualitative analysis of Prevention of Future Death reports submitted by coroners in England and Wales from January 2021 to October 2022.

➡️ ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulati…
Coroners have a duty to issue a Prevention of Future Death (PFD) report to any person or organisation where, in the their opinion, action should be taken to prevent future deaths.
164 Prevention of Future Death reports were available for analysis:

▪️ 96 (59%) from 2021
▪️ 68 (41%) from 2022

A total of 485 concerns were raised, with an average of three concerns per report.
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