Many people already feeling the crunch of rising living costs are set to be hit once again come the new financial year

 
While inflation has finally begun cooling in Australia, it’s been a tough few months for many people.

Especially when the cure for it can bite just as bad as the disease in the short term.

The Reserve Bank of Australia frustrated many when it increased interest rates to 4.1 per cent in June – a level not seen since early 2012.

As if it wasn’t hard enough already, energy prices are set to rise in the new financial year.

Over a quarter of Australian adults say their savings are going backwards, and half aren’t able to save as much as they usually could as they are dipping into their savings to cover everyday costs.

That’s according to a new survey of 3,000 people conducted by Compare the Market.

Compare the Market’s General Manager of Money, Stephen Zeller, said the report held a mirror to a nation dealing with surging inflationary pressures and cash rate rises.

“There has been unprecedented financial change in the last 12 months and unfortunately the turmoil doesn’t look likely to end anytime soon,” Mr Zeller said.