Scottish Household Survey Key Findings

39 The proportion of households in Scotland with any kind of savings had increased from 61% in 2009/2010 to 69% in 2019. The proportion of households with any savings that had more than £1,000 saved increased from 46% in 2009/2010 to 56% in 2019. In this time period, the proportion of households that had no savings decreased from 27% to 22%. This graph excludes households that refused to answer or that did not know if they had savings. It should be noted that the definition of a single parent does not make any distinction between situations where a child has regular contact and/or partly resides with their other parent and a child who solely resides with and is cared for by one parent Household Savings 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.8 2009/ 2010 27% 61% 69% 22% 56% 46% 2012 2015 2019 HAS SAVINGS MORE THAN £1,000 HAS NO SAVINGS 60% of single parent households had no savings in 2019 Finance Scottish Household Survey Key findings Help Shape Scotland