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Double the number of UK households struggle to pay bills, ONS says

Since the beginning of the pandemic, 11% of adults said it was difficult or very difficult to pay household bills

Twice the number of households in the UK are struggling to pay the bills since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic, according to the latest government statistics.

The figures come as the government re-opens the economy after a three-month lockdown and takes stock of the growing economic fallout.

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