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Radio 4,28 Aug 2025,8 mins

The UK is richer, but why aren’t people feeling it?

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This year household disposable income hit record levels, according to the Office for National Statistics. That means the average British person has more money coming in, after taxes, than ever before. So why are we not feeling richer? Evan Davis and Sarah Montague discuss on this week's Figuring It Out.

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