Claim: Household savings are the lowest in 50 years.
Fact-check: Are household savings at their lowest in 50 years?  - Full Fact
Verdict: this is correct, looking at total household savings as a percentage of total household incomes, although these figures don't give the fullest picture.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Will Hulme
Date published: 2017-09-13T00:00:00