People dying in poverty up by almost a fifth, says charity

Researchers said people in the last year of life experienced increased rates of fuel poverty (Yui Mok/PA) - (PA Wire)

The proportion of people dying in poverty has risen by almost a fifth in recent years, according to analysis for an end-of-life charity.

More than 111,000 people are estimated to have died in poverty last year across the UK, up from 93,000 in 2019, research by Loughborough University for Marie Curie suggested.