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One million more people are experiencing hygiene poverty than last year
National World - LocalTV
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09/10/2024
Research from charity In Kind Direct found nearly one in five UK adults are currently living without regular access to basic hygiene products like soap, shampoo and toothpaste.
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The number of people in hygiene poverty is growing. Research from charity InKind Direct
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found nearly one in five UK adults are currently living without regular access to basic hygiene
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products like soap, shampoo and toothpaste. That's an increase of almost a million compared
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to last year's data. The number is growing and the impact is deepening. While a quarter
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of households with children were found to be living in hygiene poverty, around one in
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ten report their child being more anxious and being bullied at school. InKind Direct
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is looking to break the stigma around hygiene poverty. In their experience, it doesn't just
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impact one certain group. In fact, they found 45% of people unable to afford products are
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full-time workers. And the mental health effects of going without personal hygiene products
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mean those living in hygiene poverty are disproportionately impacted by daily tasks, like seeing friends
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or attending job interviews, making it progressively harder to get by. 20% are watering down on
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products to make them last longer, 11% are taking toilet rolls from public loos and 19%
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are brushing their teeth less than twice a day.
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