More people in the Netherlands Were Satisfied With Their Financial Situation Last Year. Accordance to Research by Statistics Agency CBS, 79 percent of people aged Eighteen and Older Were Satisfied Last Year, Compared to 77 percent A Year Earlier.
The figures also show that 54 percent were not worried about Their Financial Future. This is also more than the year before, when that percentage remained at 50.
The CBS Survey Goes Back To 2013 And Shows That Satisfaction with One’s Own Wallet was Greatest in 2021. In that year, 82 percent Were Happy With Their Finances. 58 percent briefly had no worries about money.
On the other hand, Last year 5.2 percent were unhappy with their financial situation. That percentage was just higher in the two years before. Not Surprisingly, because prices rose sharply in those years. First the Energy Bill Went Up, After which many other Products and Services followed. As a result, many people go -into payment problems.
Since then, many Wages and Benefits Have Increased, which has made many people financial better off again.
Households with the Highest Incomes Are – Not Surprisingly – The Least Concerned About Money, While Those with the Lowest Incomes Are Often Dissatffied. Of that group, 38 percent are group concerned about the financial future. Furthermore, Single Parents Are Less Often Satisfied With Their Finances.
There is also a differentence between those who rent a home and those who own a home. Especial Tenants Who Receive Housing Benefit – Who Are Normally Lower Incomes – Worry. More Than One in Three Housing Benefit Recipients Regularly Worry About Financial Problems. For homeowners, that is only one in five. This is mainly because people in a owner-occupied home of have a highher income.