BAME groups hit by Covid 'triple whammy', official UK study finds
by Phillip Inman from on (#5BMZ7)
ONS survey shows some people faced greater threat to mental health, incomes and life expectancy
Black and minority ethnic groups suffered a triple whammy of threats" to their mental health, incomes and life expectancy that left them more vulnerable to the coronavirus pandemic when it took hold earlier this year, according to the UK government's official statistics body.
Research from the Office for National Statistics into the wellbeing of different ethnic groups in the UK showed that 27% of people from black backgrounds reported in April finding it difficult to make financial ends meet, compared with fewer than 10% among most white groups.
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