Debt and money worries may be fuelling a rise in depression in England. According to data obtained by the BBC, prescriptions for anti-depressant drugs such as Prozac have risen by over 40% in the last four years. Additionally doctors and charities are increasingly being contacted by people struggling with financial worries. Head of the Royal [...]
Posts from ‘April, 2011’
Budget changes will cut income by £200
The recent budget is likely to leave UK households £200 a year worse off according to financial education charity Credit Action. Changes outlined in the March budget include a 1% rise in National Insurance and a lower threshold at which the higher rate of tax applies. Credit Action says that of the 44 changes to [...]