Cost of living has hit many families around the country hard – but what about the singles out there?

From booking holidays to having a roof over your head, there’s often an additional cost of doing life alone.

Research shows that, for people aged 25 to 49, those who are single spend 14% more than their coupled counterparts.

It has been dubbed the ‘singles tax’, and while it is gaining more traction in the mainstream, lowering costs for the partnerless is not an easy task.

Simplicity chief economist Shamubeel Equab has crunched the numbers on this, and he joins us today on The Front Page.

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Cost of living has hit many families around the country hard &ndash; but what about the singles out there?
From booking holidays to having a roof over your head, there&rsquo;s often an additional cost of doing life alone.
Research shows that, for people aged 25 to 49, those who are single spend 14% more than their coupled counterparts.
It has been dubbed the &lsquo;singles tax&rsquo;, and while it is gaining more traction in the mainstream, lowering costs for the partnerless is not an easy task.
Simplicity chief economist Shamubeel Equab has crunched the numbers on this, and he joins us today on The Front Page.
Follow The Front Page on iHeartRadio, Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts.
You can read more about this and other stories in the New Zealand Herald, online at nzherald.co.nz, or tune in to news bulletins across the NZME network.
Host: Chelsea Daniels Sound Engineer: Richard Martin Producer: Ethan Sills

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Go beyond the headlines with The Front Page, the New Zealand Herald&rsquo;s daily news podcast. Each weekday Chelsea Daniels unpacks the stories shaping Aotearoa, from what&rsquo;s happening in our own backyard to global events shaping our future.
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Go beyond the headlines with The Front Page, the New Zealand Herald’s daily news analysis podcast. Each weekday Chelsea Daniels unpacks the stories shaping Aotearoa, from what’s happening in our own backyard to global events shaping our future. Every episode we speak to leaders, experts, reporters, and those living the story, so you get the full picture. Subscribe now so you never miss an episode.

Go beyond the headlines with The Front Page, the New Zealand Herald&rsquo;s daily news analysis podcast. Each weekday Chelsea Daniels unpacks the stories shaping Aotearoa, from what&rsquo;s happening in our own backyard to global events shaping our future. Every episode we speak to leaders, experts, reporters, and those living the story, so you get the full picture. Subscribe now so you never miss an episode.

Why single people face a higher cost of living in NZ 

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