Under a third of adults save regularly

Savings habits among adults have significantly deteriorated in the past 12 months, with only around 30% of people saving money on a regular basis, new findings show.

According to the latest edition of the monthly savings index from the Nationwide UK (Ireland) building society, just 32% of Irish people are saving regularly; compared to 36% 12 months ago.

The percentage of people not saving at all has increased from 43% to 46%.