Oxford research explores how poverty and loneliness are linked to pain, fatigue and low mood

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People living in poverty are significantly more likely to experience loneliness than those on higher incomes – and this may be affecting their health, according to new research from the School of Anthropology and Museum Ethnography at the University of Oxford. The study, published in Public Health , examined survey responses from over 24,000 people across 20 European countries. It found that 49% of people in the lowest income group reported feeling lonely in the previous week, compared with