UK’s cost of living crisis will cause thousands of premature deaths, study says - short news
Study in the journal BMJ Public Health suggests premature deaths will rise 6.5% this year
The cost of living crisis will probably cause thousands of premature deaths in the UK and significantly widen the wealth and health gap between the richest and poorest, a study has suggested.
Millions of Britons have been hit hard with levels of inflation not seen since the 1970s as a result of the war in Ukraine, Covid, Brexit and economic policy. Poorer households have borne the brunt as..
source: The Guardian - 25.09.2023