Normality ‘could take over a year to return’

AROUND a quarter of adults in the UK believe it will take more than a year for their lives to return to normal following the Covid-19 pandemic, a survey suggests.

Some 17 per cent of people think it could take between four to six months, while just under a fifth (18%) believe it may be between 10 and 12 months, according to the Office for National Statistics.

Only 2% of respondents thought it would be between one and three months, compared to

24% who said they expected it to be more than one year.

Meanwhile, just under a fifth (18%) thought their household’s financial situation would get a little worse in the next 12 months, while some 4% responded that it would get a lot worse.

The ONS questioned adults as part of its Opinions And Lifestyle Survey, receiving 3,631 responses.