Cost of living and healthcare report March 2023
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Healthwatch Bolton wanted to understand how the cost of living has/is affecting the people of Bolton, and, in particular - the impact this may be having on health and wellbeing. They ran a survey to which 52 people responded.
Nearly nine in ten respondents said they had been affected by the rising cost of living. Nearly two thirds of respondents reported that changes to the cost of living had affected their physical and/or mental health. Three quarters of respondents said they worried about how they would manage over the winter months.
The report contains seven recommendations.