People with mental health issues ‘more likely to have cut back to pay mortgage’
Homeowners with mental health problems are particularly likely to have cut back on food, energy and other essentials to keep up with mortgage payments, a survey indicates.
Three in 10 (30%) mortgage holders with mental health issues have cut back spending on essentials such as food, energy and medicine to keep up with mortgage repayments, compared with a fifth (21%) of people without mental health problems.
The YouGov research among more than 2,100 people across the UK was carried out for the Money and Mental Health Policy Institute.
It also found that people with mental health problems are around twice as
