The cost of being single: more on bills, less on fun, and most of your financial resilience

Sarah Coles
  • Singles are forced to spend 22% more on essential housing per person than their couple counterparts – despite living in cheaper accommodation.
  • They also spend more per person on fixed costs like food (28%) and communications (32%).
  • They spend 21% less per person on eating out and hotel stays in the UK (despite the single supplement in hotels), 13% less on clothes and shoes and 13% less on recreation and culture. 
  • Even this leaves them worse off, with fewer holding enough emergency...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2025/02/10/the-cost-of-being-single-more-on-bills-less-on-fun-and-most-of-your-financial-resilience/

Spinnaker launch 5 categories in the 2025 ‘Best HR Initiative’ Award 2025

Helen McCaughran; Marketing & Business Development Manager

Building on the success of last year’s ‘Best HR Initiative Award’, Spinnaker are delighted to announce an expansion of their HR awards programme which recognises outstanding achievements and innovation within the maritime sector.

These awards celebrate the exceptional efforts of organisations and individuals driving progress and transformation in people and culture across the industry.

The ‘Best HR Initiative Award’ winners will be...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2025/02/05/spinnaker-launch-5-categories-in-the-2025-best-hr-initiative-award-2025/