In new YouGov research for Citizens Advice Scotland, polling showed that 46% of Scots run out of money before payday since Covid-19 restrictions began.
“What’s even more worrying is that this impact is not being felt evenly, and is widening existing social inequalities.” – Dr Daisy Fancourt, UCL.
Read UCL’s research ‘Financial inequalities widen due to Covid-19’.
Read Institute of Fiscal Studies’ ‘Recessions and health: the long-term health consequences of responses to the coronavirus’.
Citizens Advice Scotland’s Money Map.