UK cost-of-living crisis is worsening the mental health of most vulnerable

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  • 80% of people who said they were struggling financially reported feeling negative about life over the next year given rising costs,—far higher than the figure for people who said they were coping financially (31%).
  • 39% of social housing tenants report struggling to sleep because of increasing costs, compared with 15% of those who own their home outright.
  • 38% of people with a diagnosed mental health condition felt that they lacked control over their finances, compared to 24% of the general population.
  • 73% of people asked felt that the U.K. government does not care about people like them, rising to 89% of people who said that they were struggling financially, and 86% of people with a diagnosed mental health condition.

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