Visualising the 2020s UK cost-of-living crisis by Dorling, D

“…This articles highlights the significant challenges posed by the cost of living crisis in the United Kingdom—the widespread impact on poverty rates, health and well-being, food insecurity, inequality, and social justice. …”

From the pandemic to the cost-of-living crisis – what are we learning? by Dorling, D

Comment: A sustainable and equitable response to the cost-of-living crisis is urgently needed by Claire Mulrenan, Isobel Braithwaite, Anna Brook, Rachel Crossley, Emily Loud, Angelique Mavrodaris

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The impact of the cost-of-living crisis on population health in the UK: rapid evidence review by Jade Meadows, Miranda Montano, Abdelrahman J. K. Alfar, Ömer Yetkin Başkan, Caroline De Brún, Jennifer Hill, Rachael McClatchey, Nevila Kallfa, Gwen Sascha Fernandes

“…Abstract Background In the UK, unique and unforeseen factors, including COVID-19, Brexit, and Ukraine-Russia war, have resulted in an unprecedented cost of living crisis, creating a second health emergency. …”
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Paying for news: price-conscious consumers look for value amid cost-of-living crisis by Newman, N, Robertson, C

“…</p> <p>We focus, in particular, on how the cost-of-living crisis is impacting willingness to pay for online news, through talking to those who have cancelled their subscriptions over the last 12 months as well as those who have maintained subscriptions during this period. …”

Cost of living crisis: a UK crisis with global implications – A call to action for paediatricians by Guddi Singh, Amaran Uthayakumar-Cumarasamy

“…The UK’s ‘cost of living crisis’ (COLC) has thrown millions of families into poverty in 2022, delivering an intensifying economic shock that will likely eclipse the financial impact of the global coronavirus pandemic for children, families and communities alike. …”
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Assessing the effect of the cost-of-living crisis on hot water bottle-related burns in the United Kingdom, a single-centre retrospective observational study by Mahaveer S. Sangha, Michelle Baker, Alexander J. Baldwin, Alexandra Murray

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Impact of the cost-of-living crisis on the nature of attempts to stop smoking and to reduce alcohol consumption in Great Britain: A representative population survey, 2021-2022. by Sarah E Jackson, Sharon Cox, Lion Shahab, Jamie Brown

“…We aimed to examine the impact of the cost-of-living crisis in Great Britain on the nature of smoking cessation and alcohol reduction attempts, and explore changes in health professionals offering support.…”
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Impact of the cost-of-living crisis on the nature of attempts to stop smoking and to reduce alcohol consumption in Great Britain: A representative population survey, 2021–2022 by Sarah E. Jackson, Sharon Cox, Lion Shahab, Jamie Brown

“…We aimed to examine the impact of the cost-of-living crisis in Great Britain on the nature of smoking cessation and alcohol reduction attempts, and explore changes in health professionals offering support. …”
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The status of active after-school clubs among primary school children in England (UK) after the COVD-19 lockdowns: implications for policy and practice by Robert Walker, Ruth Salway, Danielle House, Lydia Emm-Collison, Katie Breheny, Kate Sansum, Sarah Churchward, Joanna G Williams, Frank de Vocht, William Hollingworth, Russell Jago

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Self-reported energy use behaviour changed significantly during the cost-of-living crisis in winter 2022/23: insights from cross-sectional and longitudinal surveys in Great Britain by Gesche M. Huebner, Clare Hanmer, Ellen Zapata-Webborn, Martin Pullinger, Eoghan James McKenna, Jessica Few, Simon Elam, Tadj Oreszczyn

“…The effort to save energy increased compared to pre-cost-of-living-crisis levels. Using the in-home display more in the cost-of-living crisis than before correlated with greater effort to save energy, supporting the notion that displaying energy data can be a useful tool for energy reductions. …”
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ASPHER Statement: Planning for Winter 2022-23 by John Middleton, Nadav Davidovitch, Henrique Barros, Henrique Lopes, Jose M. Martin Moreno, Amanda J. Mason-Jones, Alison McCallum, John Reid, Ralf Reintjes, Mohamud Sheek-Hussein, Judit Simon, Brian Li Han Wong, Brian Li Han Wong, Lore Leighton, Robert Otok, ASPHER

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Identifying drivers of food insecurity through linked data- the Priority Places for Food Index by Francesca Pontin, Peter Baudains, Emily Ennis, Michelle Morris

“…These data are typically less timely to collect than traditional data collection methods (census, survey) allowing a more reactive response to emergent issues such as the cost-of-living crisis. Results The PPFI interactive map and underlying data have been published via the CDRC https://priorityplaces.cdrc.ac.uk/. …”
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Re: investigating the impact of financial concerns on symptoms of depression in UK healthcare workers: data from the UK REACH nationwide cohort study by Bethany Croak, Danielle Lamb, Sharon A. M. Stevelink

“…We discuss these findings in the context of the cost-of-living crisis and pay disputes within the NHS, important policy implications and directions for future research.…”
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Safe and welcoming “warm hubs”: Building social connections and inclusion in Welsh communities by Ella C. Rabaiotti

“…The roll out of the scheme was found to be beneficial in responding to the cost-of-living crisis in post-COVID Wales, but it also contributed to the safety and well-being of communities. …”
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Making the struggle for climate jobs common—confessions from an activist professor by Andreas Ytterstad

“…What can be made common now, within the fog from Gaza, the Ukraine war and the cost of living crisis? Instead of “blowing up a pipeline,” the author suggests that climate jobs can break more spells of inaction for majority publics and help unleash and shape the broadest possible mass climate struggle.…”
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E-grocery development trends in the Russian regions by M. D. Magomedov, E. Yu. Alekseycheva

“…The dynamics of consumer demand has been presented and main factors affcting consumer activity from the cost of living crisis and escapism manifested in diffrent forms revealed. …”
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Decarbonising suburbia: Homeowners’ perspectives on home retrofits and travel mode shift in Perth, Scotland by Bucke Charlotte, Smith Connor, Van Der Horst Dan

“…Barriers like technologies’ up-front costs, worsened with the cost of living crisis. Participants had low familiarity with sharing economy approaches like car clubs. …”
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Cost and Affordability of Habitual and Recommended Diets in Welfare-Dependent Households in Australia by Meron Lewis, Stephen Nash, Amanda J. Lee

“…In the current cost-of-living crisis, there is an urgent need for more welfare support to help purchase healthy diets. …”
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Intersectionality, vulnerability and foot health inequity by Joana Almeida, Jonathan Brocklehurst, Adrienne Sharples

“…We focus on socioeconomic status, gender, disability, age, culture and ethnicity, and footwear quality; we also highlight the potential impact of the Covid‐19 pandemic and the cost‐of‐living crisis on foot health inequities; rises in inflation have resulted in footcare becoming less affordable among vulnerable groups, like those with intellectual disabilities and chronic illness, older people, those living in rural and inner‐city communities, and the ethnically and linguistically diverse population living in the UK. …”
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