[OC] Red Nose Day fundraising has collapsed in real terms, but it’s not because households are skint
I was surprised to see such a low amount raised, before realising this has been a long term trend. Does it correlate with how much money UK households have spare to give to charity? Not really.
I don’t know what’s happened with their distribution but you don’t seem them anywhere nowadays. They did seem to fall off a cliff like the chart shows. Maybe something changed in the business model that put shops off selling it or a controversy
RaconBang on
We’re being squeezed in the UK from every angle. The families that are lucky enough to have financial headroom are saving that headroom for when they need it themselves.
Borg_King on
Sources: Comic Relief totals from official history / ONS CRXX (RHDI per head, CVM ref 2023) / ONS NRJS (household savings ratio) / ONS CPI (2015=100). Financial headroom = RHDI per head × savings ratio, reflated to 2026 prices. Chart built in React
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I don’t know what’s happened with their distribution but you don’t seem them anywhere nowadays. They did seem to fall off a cliff like the chart shows. Maybe something changed in the business model that put shops off selling it or a controversy
We’re being squeezed in the UK from every angle. The families that are lucky enough to have financial headroom are saving that headroom for when they need it themselves.
Sources: Comic Relief totals from official history / ONS CRXX (RHDI per head, CVM ref 2023) / ONS NRJS (household savings ratio) / ONS CPI (2015=100). Financial headroom = RHDI per head × savings ratio, reflated to 2026 prices. Chart built in React