LifeSearch’s latest update to its Health Wealth & Happiness Index finds that mental, financial and physical health in 2023 deteriorated close to the “record low” levels recorded during the height of the Covid-19 pandemic three years ago.
Commissioned with the Centre for Economics and Business Research (Cebr) among 3,006 UK adults, the index declined 11% overall in the last year. Almost one third (32%) of Brits experienced worsened mental health and wellbeing in the last year due to the cost of living crisis, while one quarter (25%) are less happy compared to one year ago. The rising cost of living was attributed as the biggest cause of poor mental health for 44% of respondents, more so for women (51%) compared to men (37%), followed by physical health concerns (21%). Those aged between 35-54 were most likely to see...
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