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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Heather Stewart

Private renters twice as likely as homeowners to have anxiety, UK study suggests

A couple of women studying the house price signs in an estate agents window
The private rental market has doubled in size since 2000. Photograph: Yui Mok/PA

Private renters are twice as likely as homeowners to suffer symptoms of anxiety, according to research that finds clear evidence of the links between financial insecurity and poor mental health.

In a report called Anxiety Nation, researchers from the Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF) thinktank found that people with money problems were significantly more likely to report suffering sleepless nights, feeling depressed, and lacking in energy.

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