Subtopic: Low Income

This article is published as part of the ONS Measuring National Well-being Programme. The programme aims to produce accepted and trusted measures of the well-being of the nation - how the UK as a whole is doing. This article on ‘Personal Finance’ is part of a series which aims to explore in more detail the different domains that have been considered as important for the measurement of National Well-being. Personal Finance can have a significant impact on our sense of well-being, incomes that allow us to afford basic needs and requirements or be free of financial concerns can allow us to live happier lives.