£50M CACHE OF COPPERS

We hoard coins in lockdowns

- ISOBEL DICKINSON

BRITS are sitting on £50million in loose change saved up during the pandemic.

Most of us held on to cash three times longer in the lockdowns.

A survey found six in 10 had built up a pot of coins and notes at home, with one in four of those having more than £100.

More than half said they were hoarding it for security, and one in three wanted to save it for gifts or pocket money.