66%
Two-thirds of adults reported another monthly rise in their cost of living
66% of adults said their cost of living had increased compared with the previous month.
Source: Office for National Statistics · May 2026
View data →SupportFund Media & Research Centre
Sourced UK household finance statistics, SupportFund analysis, council and local data, and downloadable charts — built for journalists and researchers on deadline. Every figure carries its source, period and methodology, and is free to use with attribution to SupportFund.
Four ways into the SupportFund research library.
Registry-derived counts, updated as new verified data is added.
Full reports with methodology, sources and downloadable data.
Research report · 13 August 2026
A data-led snapshot of household financial pressures across prices, rents, benefits, energy debt, borrowing and local support using official UK and Great Britain statistics.
Read research →Research report · 12 August 2026
SupportFund analysis and compilation of 50 official UK statistics on cost of living, inflation, incomes and savings, benefits, disability support, rent, energy debt and consumer credit, each with its original source and reference period.
Read research →Research report · 12 August 2026
SupportFund analysis of the official 2026/27 Crisis and Resilience Fund grant determination, covering 316 local authority allocations in England. Allocation is a government funding decision — it is not council spending, household entitlement or a measure of council generosity.
Read research →Sourced UK household finance statistics, each with its period and a link to the underlying data.
66%
66% of adults said their cost of living had increased compared with the previous month.
Source: Office for National Statistics · May 2026
View data →41%
41% reported spending less on food shopping and essentials because of increased living costs.
Source: Office for National Statistics · May 2026
View data →£4.79 billion
Total domestic energy debt and arrears in the Great Britain energy market reached £4.79 billion.
Source: Ofgem · Q1 2026
View data →8.3 million
8.3 million people were on Universal Credit in Great Britain in February 2026.
Source: Department for Work and Pensions · February 2026
View data →£1,388 per month
The average monthly private rent in the UK was £1,388 in June 2026.
Source: Office for National Statistics · June 2026
View data →4.0 million
4.0 million people in England and Wales had entitlement to Personal Independence Payment.
Source: Department for Work and Pensions · 30 April 2026
View data →Find relevant statistics, charts, local data, research and approved comment in one place.
Open Data Desk →Real Crisis and Resilience Fund numbers, computed directly from the published allocation and scheme registries.
£858,004,578
England published allocation total
316
Allocation authorities
114 / 37
Verified / partially verified schemes
9 / 9
English regions represented
Publication-ready charts, free to embed or download with attribution.
Angles fully supported by the evidence already published here.
Crisis and Resilience Fund allocations for 2026/27 vary hugely by local authority — but a large part of that variation is structural: district councils only receive Housing Payment and administration funding, while unitary, metropolitan and London authorities also receive crisis and resilience funding.
Explore this angle →Summing the published Annex A rows by English region shows how the total £858m Crisis and Resilience Fund is distributed across regions — though regions contain different numbers of authorities with different populations and responsibilities.
Explore this angle →SupportFund's analysis of 45 local authority Crisis and Resilience Fund schemes found real differences in scheme status, the support types councils publish, and how completely each council's information could be verified.
Explore this angle →Press releases, data releases and expert reaction.
Data release · 13 August 2026
SupportFund has imported 139 historical official observations, giving the Media & Research Centre genuine time-series depth for the first time, alongside a new Household Finance Monitor bringing the indicators together.
Announcement · 12 August 2026
SupportFund has opened a public research resource for journalists, researchers and organisations, publishing verified household finance data with full source, period and methodology on every figure.
Data release · 12 August 2026
A single searchable collection of 50 official statistics on UK household finances, each with its source, reference period and last-checked date, downloadable as CSV.
Nick Wilson, Managing Director and Spokesperson at SupportFund.
“Headline inflation coming down is not the same as household costs coming down. Prices are still rising, they are rising from a much higher base, and two-thirds of adults still report their own cost of living going up month on month.”
“There is no single national cost-of-living experience. The ONS Household Costs Indices measure higher inflation for low-income households and for renters than for high-income households, because a much larger share of a low-income budget goes on the things that have risen most. When we talk about averages we are describing a household that does not really exist.”
Only topics with published statistics, datasets, charts or research are shown.
Entitlements, take-up and claimant data across UK benefits.
Essential household costs, inflation pressure and affordability.
Gas and electricity costs, prepayment meters and energy hardship.
Water, broadband, council tax and other recurring bills.
Rent, housing affordability, arrears and local housing allowance.
Household debt, arrears and problem-debt indicators.
Charitable grants, crisis funds and emergency financial help.
Family finances, childcare costs and children's living standards.
Extra costs of disability, carers and health-related support.
Earnings, in-work support and income adequacy.
Council hardship schemes, local welfare and regional comparisons.
Tell us the statistic, local breakdown, chart or comment you need and we will point you at the evidence.
SupportFund helps UK households find the financial support they could be missing.
Media enquiries: info@supportfund.co.uk