16 Jan, 2013
Almost a third of Britons cannot afford a holiday, poverty report shows – Guardian
Almost 30% of people in Britain are unable to afford even a week’s annual holiday, up from less than a quarter before the financial crisis, according to an analysis by the Office for National Statistics , which reveals the day-to-day struggle facing many families.
The finding is part of a wider report comparing levels of poverty and social exclusion across the UK and the rest of the European Union. More than a fifth of the population – 22.7%, or 14m people – were considered “at risk of poverty or social exclusion” in 2011, the latest year for which data is available.
This level has been largely unchanged since 2007 and compares to an EU average of 24.1% – though that includes countries such as Greece and Spain which are in deep financial and economic crisis.
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