Throughout Mental Health Awareness Week, which ends on May 15, free debt help charity Christians Against Poverty (CAP) Scotland is sharing new statistics which show that despite lockdowns ending and coronavirus restrictions easing, the financial pressure from the cost of living crisis is leaving people in problem debt feeling even more isolated.
The latest survey from the non-profit charity shows that before seeking free debt help, some 60 per cent of its clients felt lonely often or always - an increase on the 51 per cent October and November 2020.
Research also highlighted how two-thirds (64%) often or always felt they had nobody to turn to when they had a problem, a significant jump from 58 per cent over the same period at the start of the pandemic.
