Can your finances cope with UKs gradual shutdown?

17 March 2020

We are entering a national period of self-isolation and a likely, coronavirus-driven, hopefully short-term recession. How well set up are you (and your family) FINANCIALLY to weather it?

Please select ONE option under the relevant category.

Results

**I'm SINGLE with NO dependent kids and I'm EMPLOYED (1012 votes)**

Well set up to cope		629 votes (62%)
It'll be difficult, but I'll manage		279 votes (28%)
It's very tough, I'll struggle		89 votes (9%)
It's a nightmare, I need serious help		15 votes (1%)

**I'm SINGLE with NO dependent kids and I'm SELF-EMPLOYED (178 votes)**

Well set up to cope		54 votes (30%)
It'll be difficult, but I'll manage		56 votes (31%)
It's very tough, I'll struggle		35 votes (20%)
It's a nightmare, I need serious help		33 votes (19%)

**I'm SINGLE with NO dependent kids and I'm UNEMPLOYED, RETIRED or a STUDENT (609 votes)**

Well set up to cope		414 votes (68%)
It'll be difficult, but I'll manage		146 votes (24%)
It's very tough, I'll struggle		27 votes (4%)
It's a nightmare, I need serious help		22 votes (4%)

**I'm SINGLE with dependent KIDS and I'm EMPLOYED (231 votes)**

Well set up to cope		76 votes (33%)
It'll be difficult, but I'll manage		97 votes (42%)
It's very tough, I'll struggle		42 votes (18%)
It's a nightmare, I need serious help		16 votes (7%)

**I'm SINGLE with dependent KIDS and I'm SELF-EMPLOYED (50 votes)**

Well set up to cope		10 votes (20%)
It'll be difficult, but I'll manage		10 votes (20%)
It's very tough, I'll struggle		16 votes (32%)
It's a nightmare, I need serious help		14 votes (28%)

**I'm SINGLE with dependent KIDS and I'm UNEMPLOYED, RETIRED, a STUDENT or a HOMEMAKER (73 votes)**

Well set up to cope		24 votes (33%)
It'll be difficult, but I'll manage		29 votes (40%)
It's very tough, I'll struggle		13 votes (18%)
It's a nightmare, I need serious help		7 votes (10%)

**I'm in a COUPLE with NO dependent kids and I'm EMPLOYED (1622 votes)**

Well set up to cope		972 votes (60%)
It'll be difficult, but we'll manage		491 votes (30%)
It's very tough, we'll struggle		136 votes (8%)
It's a nightmare, we need serious help		23 votes (1%)

**I'm in a COUPLE with NO dependent kids and I'm SELF-EMPLOYED (369 votes)**

Well set up to cope		123 votes (33%)
It'll be difficult, but we'll manage		116 votes (31%)
Not really set up – we'll likely need help		89 votes (24%)
It's a nightmare, we need serious help		41 votes (11%)

**I'm in a COUPLE with NO dependent kids and I'm UNEMPLOYED, RETIRED, a STUDENT or a HOMEMAKER (1278 votes)**

Well set up to cope		948 votes (74%)
It'll be difficult, but we'll manage		256 votes (20%)
It's very tough, we'll struggle		55 votes (4%)
It's a nightmare, we need serious help		19 votes (1%)

**I'm in a COUPLE with dependent KIDS and I'm EMPLOYED (1675 votes)**

Well set up to cope		718 votes (43%)
It'll be difficult, but we'll manage		682 votes (41%)
It's very tough, we'll struggle		228 votes (14%)
It's a nightmare, we need serious help		47 votes (3%)

**I'm in a COUPLE with dependent KIDS and I'm SELF-EMPLOYED (335 votes)**

Well set up to cope		49 votes (15%)
It'll be difficult, but we'll manage		114 votes (34%)
It's very tough, we'll struggle		90 votes (27%)
It's a nightmare, we need serious help		82 votes (24%)

**I'm in a COUPLE with dependent KIDS and I'm UNEMPLOYED, RETIRED, a STUDENT or a HOMEMAKER (243 votes)**

Well set up to cope		90 votes (37%)
It'll be difficult, but we'll manage		98 votes (40%)
It's very tough, we'll struggle		35 votes (14%)
It's a nightmare, we need serious help		20 votes (8%)

7,675 votes received.

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