The rising cost of living health and wellbeing in Wales: national survey
Public Health Wales has produced a new report: The rising cost of living and health and wellbeing in Wales: a national survey.The report presents findings from a national household survey of around 2,000 adult residents in Wales conducted between November 2022 and March 2023. The survey aimed to understand how the cost of living crisis was affecting health and wellbeing among the Welsh public; their approaches and decision-making relating to rising living costs; and their awareness of and access to financial support and schemes.The report shows that one in four adults (28%) were very worried about rising costs of living and over one in five (23%) felt they were not able to cope financially through the cost of living crisis. Forty four percent reported that rising costs of living were having a negative impact on their mental health, 19% on their physical health and 17% on their family relationships. The survey found that individuals with vulnerabilities such as low household income, economic inactivity and long-term health problems or disabilities were less likely to feel able to cope financially and more likely to report negative impacts on their physical and mental health.The full report is available on the Public Health Website: Link
