Mental health of people in Wales worst affected by cost of living crisis, poll finds

YouGov research finds financial worries besetting nearly half of adults in Britain

The cost of living crisis is damaging the mental health of nearly half of adults in Great Britain, with people in Wales the unhappiest of all, according to research.

In Wales, 61% of adults said their current financial situation was damaging their mental health, compared with 48% of people in Scotland and 47% in England, according to YouGov research for Business in the Community (BITC), the Prince's Responsible Business network.