Adults whose cost of living rose over the last month, Great Britain
Share of adults in Great Britain who said their cost of living had risen compared with a month earlier, with its 95% confidence interval, each Opinions and Lifestyle Survey period since November 2021.
Adults whose cost of living rose over the last month
61.0%
27 Sep 2026 · 2 to 27 September 2026; 95% confidence interval 59% to 64%
Verified against source, 28 October 2026, 23:42 UTC- Cost of living rose
- Lower 95% confidence limit
- Upper 95% confidence limit
Source: Office for National Statistics. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Data table
94 periods, newest first
| Period | Cost of living rose | Lower 95% confidence limit | Upper 95% confidence limit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Sep 2026 | 61.0% | 59.0% | 64.0% |
| 30 Aug 2026 | 55.0% | 53.0% | 58.0% |
| 26 Jul 2026 | 56.0% | 53.0% | 58.0% |
| 28 Jun 2026 | 60.0% | 58.0% | 63.0% |
| 31 May 2026 | 66.0% | 64.0% | 69.0% |
| 26 Apr 2026 | 79.0% | 77.0% | 81.0% |
| 29 Mar 2026 | 67.0% | 64.0% | 69.0% |
| 1 Mar 2026 | 56.0% | 53.0% | 59.0% |
| 1 Feb 2026 | 59.0% | 57.0% | 62.0% |
| 4 Jan 2026 | 62.0% | 59.0% | 65.0% |
| 30 Nov 2025 | 61.0% | 59.0% | 64.0% |
| 26 Oct 2025 | 63.0% | 60.0% | 65.0% |
| 28 Sep 2025 | 65.0% | 62.0% | 68.0% |
| 31 Aug 2025 | 62.0% | 59.0% | 64.0% |
| 27 Jul 2025 | 59.0% | 56.0% | 61.0% |
| 29 Jun 2025 | 59.0% | 57.0% | 61.0% |
| 1 Jun 2025 | 62.0% | 60.0% | 65.0% |
| 27 Apr 2025 | 72.0% | 70.0% | 74.0% |
| 30 Mar 2025 | 66.0% | 64.0% | 68.0% |
| 2 Mar 2025 | 59.0% | 57.0% | 62.0% |
| 2 Feb 2025 | 56.0% | 53.0% | 59.0% |
| 5 Jan 2025 | 57.0% | 55.0% | 60.0% |
| 1 Dec 2024 | 56.0% | 53.0% | 59.0% |
| 27 Oct 2024 | 53.0% | 51.0% | 56.0% |
| 29 Sep 2024 | 52.0% | 49.0% | 54.0% |
| 1 Sep 2024 | 49.0% | 46.0% | 52.0% |
| 28 Jul 2024 | 45.0% | 41.0% | 48.0% |
| 30 Jun 2024 | 51.0% | 47.0% | 54.0% |
| 2 Jun 2024 | 54.0% | 51.0% | 57.0% |
| 19 May 2024 | 55.0% | 52.0% | 58.0% |
| 6 May 2024 | 58.0% | 55.0% | 61.0% |
| 21 Apr 2024 | 57.0% | 54.0% | 60.0% |
| 7 Apr 2024 | 56.0% | 54.0% | 59.0% |
| 24 Mar 2024 | 48.0% | 45.0% | 51.0% |
| 10 Mar 2024 | 46.0% | 43.0% | 49.0% |
| 25 Feb 2024 | 47.0% | 44.0% | 50.0% |
| 11 Feb 2024 | 46.0% | 43.0% | 48.0% |
| 28 Jan 2024 | 49.0% | 47.0% | 52.0% |
| 14 Jan 2024 | 52.0% | 49.0% | 55.0% |
| 1 Jan 2024 | 49.0% | 46.0% | 52.0% |
| 10 Dec 2023 | 52.0% | 49.0% | 56.0% |
| 26 Nov 2023 | 47.0% | 44.0% | 50.0% |
| 12 Nov 2023 | 52.0% | 49.0% | 55.0% |
| 29 Oct 2023 | 49.0% | 46.0% | 52.0% |
| 15 Oct 2023 | 52.0% | 49.0% | 56.0% |
| 1 Oct 2023 | 54.0% | 50.0% | 57.0% |
| 17 Sep 2023 | 56.0% | 53.0% | 59.0% |
| 3 Sep 2023 | 51.0% | 48.0% | 54.0% |
| 20 Aug 2023 | 53.0% | 50.0% | 57.0% |
| 6 Aug 2023 | 56.0% | 53.0% | 59.0% |
| 23 Jul 2023 | 59.0% | 56.0% | 62.0% |
| 9 Jul 2023 | 60.0% | 57.0% | 63.0% |
| 25 Jun 2023 | 62.0% | 59.0% | 65.0% |
| 11 Jun 2023 | 62.0% | 59.0% | 64.0% |
| 29 May 2023 | 67.0% | 64.0% | 70.0% |
| 14 May 2023 | 67.0% | 64.0% | 70.0% |
| 1 May 2023 | 70.0% | 67.0% | 73.0% |
| 16 Apr 2023 | 70.0% | 67.0% | 72.0% |
| 2 Apr 2023 | 76.0% | 74.0% | 78.0% |
| 19 Mar 2023 | 70.0% | 68.0% | 72.0% |
| 5 Mar 2023 | 71.0% | 68.0% | 73.0% |
| 19 Feb 2023 | 67.0% | 65.0% | 70.0% |
| 5 Feb 2023 | 69.0% | 67.0% | 71.0% |
| 22 Jan 2023 | 67.0% | 65.0% | 69.0% |
| 8 Jan 2023 | 71.0% | 68.0% | 73.0% |
| 18 Dec 2022 | 76.0% | 73.0% | 78.0% |
| 4 Dec 2022 | 74.0% | 72.0% | 77.0% |
| 20 Nov 2022 | 76.0% | 74.0% | 79.0% |
| 6 Nov 2022 | 77.0% | 75.0% | 80.0% |
| 23 Oct 2022 | 80.0% | 78.0% | 82.0% |
| 9 Oct 2022 | 79.0% | 76.0% | 81.0% |
| 25 Sep 2022 | 74.0% | 71.0% | 77.0% |
| 11 Sep 2022 | 87.0% | 85.0% | 89.0% |
| 29 Aug 2022 | 91.0% | 89.0% | 92.0% |
| 14 Aug 2022 | 89.0% | 87.0% | 91.0% |
| 31 Jul 2022 | 89.0% | 87.0% | 92.0% |
| 17 Jul 2022 | 89.0% | 87.0% | 91.0% |
| 3 Jul 2022 | 91.0% | 90.0% | 93.0% |
| 19 Jun 2022 | 91.0% | 89.0% | 93.0% |
| 5 Jun 2022 | 88.0% | 86.0% | 90.0% |
| 22 May 2022 | 88.0% | 86.0% | 90.0% |
| 8 May 2022 | 88.0% | 86.0% | 90.0% |
| 24 Apr 2022 | 91.0% | 89.0% | 92.0% |
| 10 Apr 2022 | 88.0% | 86.0% | 90.0% |
| 27 Mar 2022 | 87.0% | 85.0% | 88.0% |
| 13 Mar 2022 | 83.0% | 81.0% | 85.0% |
| 27 Feb 2022 | 81.0% | 79.0% | 82.0% |
| 13 Feb 2022 | 76.0% | 74.0% | 78.0% |
| 30 Jan 2022 | 69.0% | 67.0% | 71.0% |
| 16 Jan 2022 | 66.0% | 63.0% | 68.0% |
| 3 Jan 2022 | 66.0% | 65.0% | 68.0% |
| 12 Dec 2021 | 63.0% | 61.0% | 65.0% |
| 28 Nov 2021 | 65.0% | 63.0% | 67.0% |
| 14 Nov 2021 | 62.0% | 60.0% | 65.0% |
Source and licence
- Publisher
- Office for National Statistics
- Check it yourself
- https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/wellbeing/datasets/publicopinionsandsocialtrendsgreatbritainhouseholdfinances
- Licence
- Open Government Licence v3.0 – Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Retrieved
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Verification
Verified against source, 28 October 2026, 23:42 UTC Run at 28 October 2026, 23:42 UTC; 282 of 282 figures matched the live source.
| Result | Check | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| Pass | Provenance recorded | Office for National Statistics; Open Government Licence v3.0; retrieved 2026-10-28T23:39:33Z; 3 raw file(s) |
| Pass | Raw files match recorded SHA-256 | 3 of 3 files intact |
| Pass | Re-parsing raw files reproduces figures | 282 of 282 figures and the headline reproduced |
| Pass | Figures are finite numbers | 282 figures, 0 invalid |
| Pass | Live source matches every figure | 282 of 282 figures match exactly after downloading 3 source file(s) again (3 byte-identical); the headline matches |
| Pass | ONS edition is current | the 2to27september2026 edition counts at 2026-09-27, 31 days before retrieval (limit 75) |
| Pass | Previous edition agrees | 279 of 279 figures for the 93 periods both editions hold match Table_13 of https://www.ons.gov.uk/file?uri=/peoplepopulationandcommunity/wellbeing/datasets/publicopinionsandsocialtrendsgreatbritainhouseholdfinances/5to30august2026/householdfinances5to30august2026.xlsx |
| Pass | Source page answers | https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/wellbeing/datasets/publicopinionsandsocialtrendsgreatbritainhouseholdfinances – HTTP 200 |
Notes
- A survey estimate: the share of adults aged 16 and over in Great Britain who said their cost of living had increased compared with one month ago, with the lower and upper limits of its 95% confidence interval. The ONS rounds each to a whole number. Each point is dated by the last day of its fieldwork period, and the periods differ in length.
- The ONS advises against comparing estimates across two breaks: a change to the survey's design from 14 to 25 September 2022, and the removal of a related question from 27 March to 7 April 2024.