Rises in mental health problems linked with Universal Credit

A recent study has linked a spike in reported mental health problems amongst the unemployed with the continued rollout of government welfare reforms such as Universal Credit   The numbers reporting psychological distress rose some 6.6% between 2013 and 2018. The percentage represents an extra 63, 674 individuals in England, Wales and Scotland. Some 21,760 […]

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