The Caithness Business Index has posted the following article:

Fifteen Years Of Income Stagnation Have Left Families Brutally Exposed To The Current Cost-of-living Crisis

Real typical household disposable income growth for working age families has slumped to just 0.7 per cent a year in the 15 years leading up to the Covid-19 pandemic. This has left households, particularly those in rented accommodation and with young children, brutally exposed to the current cost-of-living crisis, according to new research published today (Monday 4 July 2022) by the Resolution Foundation. [Read Full Article]