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WorldRemit Data: Inflation Forces Migrants to Reduce Remittances Despite Financial Hardship for Family Overseas 

metro by metro
January 9, 2023
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  • 82% of remittance senders agreed that the cost of living for those they send money to has increased since the start of the year .
  • 45% of senders restricting remittances solely to immediate family members as a result of inflation
  •  More than half (54%) of remittance senders have taken up a side-hustle since the global COVID-19 pandemic; almost one-fifth (19%) did so to continue to be able to support friends and family abroad

HARARE, 3 January 2023 – WorldRemit, a leading digital remittances company, announces the results of its second Cost of Living index, where the organization has sought to understand how the worsening inflation crisis has affected the lives of international money senders around the world. 

The survey found that 82% of remittance senders, including Zimbabwean migrants who are key remittance senders in the US, Australia, and UK markets, agreed that the cost of living for the people whom they send money to has risen since the start of the year. 

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Highlighting the impact of inflation on people around the world, almost half (45%) noted they now only send money to immediate family, rather than friends and distant relatives. 1 in 9 people worldwide rely on money sent from friends and relatives who have migrated abroad for work. With several factors contributing to increased financial pressure, new data showed that 72% of respondents in the US, 41% in Australia, and 44% in the UK have taken up a side hustle (a job in addition to their main source of income), with 27% of respondents on average across our three markets indicating they did so to support the increase in their own cost of living. 

Of the respondents who cited having a side hustle, 89% reported that they would maintain their side hustle in the next 12 months.

Households around the world are set to re-examine their spending habits in light of inflation, with more than a quarter of respondents (26%) saying that they are curtailing discretionary spending on entertainment such as dining out or going to the cinema or theatre. For example, in the UK, nearly two-thirds (65%) of people noted concerns regarding the cost of utility bills, highlighting the change in spending habits of UK households as a result of the energy crisis. 

“The inventive solutions, such as side hustles, that we are seeing as a result of the current economic landscape point to the resilience of migrants and their commitment to financially supporting loved ones overseas,” said Susan Sitemere, Country Manager, Zimbabwe and South Africa, WorldRemit. “These findings demonstrate the grit of economic migrants in adapting to wider financial stresses and the rising cost of living while still meeting the needs of their families at home, and abroad.”

The multi-country study was fielded in October 2022 to determine the ongoing effects of the increased cost of living on international money senders in the United States, United Kingdom, and Australia, resulting in observations from 2,687 international remittance senders. Whilst there were minor differences, broadly speaking, 1st generation migrants’ views were aligned with those of the overall sample in our survey. 

Susan Sitemere, Country Manager, Zimbabwe and South Africa, WorldRemit is available for interview

Notes to Editors: 

Methodology

International money senders living in the USA, Australia, and the United Kingdom, aged 18+ voluntarily responded to a 13-question survey about how cost of living and inflation has changed behaviours when it comes to sending remittances between 26 October and 1 November 2022.

The survey took place on the Attest platform and resulted in 2,687 responses from people who have sent remittances in the past year (those who responded that they have not sent remittance in the past year were exited from the survey to create a viable participant base). 

No quotas (e.g., gender, age) were set for this survey so results are not intended to be nationally representative.

About WorldRemit

We’re a leading global payments company and, along with Sendwave, part of Zepz, a group powering two global payments brands.

We disrupted an industry previously dominated by offline legacy players by taking international money transfers online – making them safer, faster and lower-cost. We currently send from 50 countries to recipients in 130 countries, operate in more than 5,000 money transfer corridors worldwide and employ over 1,200 people globally.

On the sending side WorldRemit is 100% digital (cashless), increasing convenience and enhancing security. For those receiving money, the company offers a wide range of options including bank deposit, cash collection, mobile airtime top-up and mobile money.

Backed by Accel, TCV and Leapfrog – WorldRemit’s headquarters are in London, United Kingdom with regional offices in the United States, Poland, Canada, Australia, Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia, the Philippines, South Africa, Somaliland, Uganda, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, Zimbabwe, and Belgium.

www.worldremit.com



Media Contact

WorldRemit Press Office

media@worldremit.com

The post WorldRemit Data: Inflation Forces Migrants to Reduce Remittances Despite Financial Hardship for Family Overseas  appeared first on African Media Agency.

Source : African Media Agency (AMA)

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