Our latest research “Ill Prepared 2020 – the self-employed financial resilience report” takes an in-depth look at the near five million self-employed workers in the UK*.
We surveyed over 3,000 self-employed workers to understand more about their:
- Income and financial commitments
- Fears and concerns
- Financial resilience
- Working patterns and the nature of their work.
Our findings highlight a diverse but financially fragile employment sector with many individuals who could benefit from a conversation around income protection.
Learning outcomes
By reading this report, you will:
- gain an understanding of how diverse the UK’s self-employed market is
- gain a greater understanding of the level of financial resilience amongst this sector of UK workers
- gain a deeper insight into their protection needs.
Download your copy of the report
A note on the research methodology
Data for this report was collated and analysed by Cebr, using the following sources:
- Labour Force Survey;
- OECD;
- Family Resources Survey
- A survey commissioned by The Exeter, which was carried out by YouGov between 24.09.2019 – 02.10.2019 and received 3,017 responses from adults who are self-employed.
* ONS
