英格兰和威尔士有400万人面临财政困难,预计到2025/26年债务和短缺将加剧。 Four million in England and Wales face financial hardship, with rising debt and shortages expected to worsen by 2025/26.

英格兰和威尔士有400万人生活在负预算之中, 收入无法满足基本需要, 根据公民咨询计划, 平均月缺口为343英镑, 预计到2025/26年将增至396英镑。 Four million people in England and Wales are living in a negative budget, where income doesn’t cover basic needs, with an average monthly shortfall of £343 projected to rise to £396 by 2025/26, according to Citizens Advice. 寻求债务帮助的人中有一半以上处于这场危机之中,平均家庭债务为9 963英镑。 Over half of those seeking debt help are in this crisis, with average household debt at £9,963. 近86万儿童受到影响,32万多人仅仅50英镑就陷入财政困境——预计会增加到58万。 Nearly 860,000 children are affected, and more than 320,000 people are just £50 from falling into financial distress—expected to grow to 580,000. 私人租房者和单亲家庭受到的影响特别大。 Private renters and single-parent families are disproportionately impacted. 慈善组织敦促政府提供有针对性的公用事业支持,提高住房福利,并结束即将到来的秋季预算的2个儿童福利上限。 The charity urges the government to deliver targeted utility support, raise housing benefits, and end the two-child benefit cap in the upcoming autumn Budget.