Half of Britons 'feel worse off'

Half of Britons feel they have become financially worse off over the last year, according to new research.

People in their 40s and 50s were the most likely to be feeling the squeeze, with 55% and 60% respectively saying that their budgets have deteriorated, compared with 49% across all age groups, according to Halifax.%VIRTUAL-SkimlinksPromo%