Health
£20 Universal Credit uplift ‘should be permanent’ urges cancer charity – Daily Record
More than 100,000 people with cancer are struggling to pay for basic daily essentials.
More than 100,000 people with cancer in the UK are struggling to pay for basic essentials due to the coronavirus pandemic, according to a national charity.
Macmillan Cancer Support found that 4 per cent of those with cancer are struggling to cover costs such as food, bills, rent or mortgage as a result of Covid-19.
The charity also found that seven in 10 (70%) people with cancer who are struggling with basic living costs during the pandemic have experienced stress, anxiety or depression.
The findings…
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