{
  "id": 17174020,
  "title": "Rising prices: Little savings for crises: Many people don't have enough money",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/steigende-preise-kaum-rucklagen-fur-krisen-vielen-reicht-das-geld",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-30T04:00:12.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Handelsblatt",
    "slug": "handelsblatt",
    "url": "https://www.handelsblatt.com/politik/deutschland/steigende-preise-kaum-ruecklagen-fuer-krisen-vielen-reicht-das-geld-nicht/100266055.html"
  },
  "original_language": "de",
  "account": "A recent YouGov survey for Postbank found that 42.6% of 2,117 respondents in Germany are using their savings to cover living costs due to rising prices. The survey, conducted from October 2-5, also revealed that 13.8% of respondents have no savings at all. Households with low incomes are particularly struggling, with only 21.4% of those earning up to €2,500 per month able to cover their costs. The number of people saying they can barely afford living costs has risen to 15.2%, up from 12.8% in a March survey.",
  "summary": "Rising prices are forcing many people in Germany to dip into their savings for everyday life. But many have no financial buffers. Some households are particularly hard hit.",
  "key_points": [
    "42.6% of Germans tapped savings to cover rising everyday costs",
    "13.8% have no savings at all",
    "15.2% feel barely able to pay living costs due to price hikes"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}