Report

The long shadow of the cost of living emergency

Think tank: Carnegie UK

Author(s): Hannah Paylor; Amy Baker

April 26, 2023

This report from UK think tank Carnegie UK looks at the collective impact of rising living costs on wellbeing.

Rising living costs are a serious threat to wellbeing, but it doesn’t have to be this way. In this short report, we share the findings of research undertaken in early 2023 to investigate the collective impact of the situation on most of our lives. We believe that these findings offer a case study as to why a wellbeing approach to government is needed to bring about long-term and sustainable change.