# Pandemic’s lockdown leaves UK workers better off, survey shows

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2020/09/09/pandemics-lockdown-leaves-uk-workers-better-off-survey-shows/
- Published: 2020-09-09T09:35:37+01:00
- Author: Melanie May

**Potential good news for charities – two-thirds of UK workers surveyed for a recent
study say they are financially better off since lockdown.**

 

 

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The Censuswide survey, commissioned by [Eskenzi PR](https://www.eskenzipr.com/),
questioned 1,000 people and found that 30% said they saved on lunches by working
from home, 60% of people saved money by not going out, and 50% saved on commuting
costs.

 

 

 

Sector by sector, the study found that almost 90% of those employed in the financial
sector reported savings. Those in IT, Legal, HR and Education also managed to increase
their savings while 65% of retail workers, builders and manual labourers questioned
reported being better off financially since March 2020.

 

 

 

Workers managed to save an average of £820 over the 6-month lockdown period by making
lunch at home – based on an average cost of eating out at lunch of £3.56, Monday
to Friday. Scaled up, this could reach £8.1bn saved on out-of-home lunches nationwide
the study claims.

 

 

 

The survey also found that 30% of respondents believed they won’t be back in the
office until 2021, and 75% reported that their employers will allow flexible working,
enabling these saving patterns to continue.

 

 

 

Yvonne Eskenzi, Co-founder of Eskenzi PR commented:

 

 

 

> “Eskenzi PR’s survey shows that workers aren’t keen to rush back to work full 
> time with saving costs by not commuting and buying lunches being a major factor.
> However, for 40% they’re ready to go back to work for 2 to 3 days a week. It all
> comes down to the employers now – will most of them allow their staff the freedom
> to work flexibility?”

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