Cost of Living - Spring 2023 Report

Report - 18 December 2023

An insight report looking at how the cost of living may have affected the health and wellbeing of people living in Salford.

National data from Healthwatch England has showed a worrying increase in the number of people avoiding vital care. The impact the cost of living crisis is having on many people’s ability to heat their homes and eat well has been widely reported.

However, this new data suggests people are increasingly avoiding booking/attending NHS appointments or taking up prescriptions and over-the-counter medications because of the costs. We wanted to hear from the people of Salford, of how this is affecting them. During Spring 2023, we carried out a survey based upon questions set nationally by Healthwatch England, which explored how people felt the rising cost of living had affected them.

The results of that survey are presented in this report and shared publically along with Salford City Council and Healthwatch England, giving the people of Salford a platform to be heard nationally as well as locally.

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