Cost of Living

The latest wave of the Ipsos Global Inflation Monitor finds people across 33 countries will have more money to spend in the next year as red-hot prices cool off slightly in many places; and almost half of the global public are seeing red over products getting smaller but prices staying the same.

Who do the public blame or praise on inflation? A new Ipsos poll explores public attitudes to the economy, inflation and Rishi Sunak’s performance in delivering against his 5 key policy pledges announced earlier this year

3 in 4 parents (74%) say that children should be happy with whatever gift they get this year, says new Ipsos polling for Christmas.

A new global Ipsos study conducted on behalf of World Vision International in 16 countries reveals almost four in ten (37%) parents/guardians say their children are not getting the proper nutrients they need on a daily basis, and 21% say their children have gone to bed hungry in the last 30 days. Moreover, almost half (46%) of adults globally say they have worried about finding the money to buy food in the last 30 days, rising to 77% in low-income countries.

Public concern about immigration rises to the highest level in six years, though the economy and inflation remain the most important issues according to the September 2023 Ipsos Issues Index

Inflation has now been the top global concern in our What Worries the World survey for the last 17 months. However, worry about rising prices has declined for three months in a row, having dropped 3pp from June.

Inflation has now been the top global concern in our What Worries the World survey for the last 16 months.

New Ipsos research for the Trussell Trust shows the extent of hunger in the UK.

55% of Britons think Rishi Sunak's government is doing a bad job at managing the rising cost of living