Healthwatch East Sussex: Are changes in the cost of living affecting your health and wellbeing?
Healthwatch East Sussex want you to tell them about any effects that changes in the cost of living are having.
They want to hear about:
- Effects on your day-to-day life
- Changes in your behaviour or choices
- Impacts on your use of health and care services
Their goal is to help decision-makers understand any impacts on people’s physical and mental health, use of services, or support needs so that services can understand and adapt.
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Complete the survey
Please spend 10-15 minutes to complete Healthwatch East Sussex’ short survey so that they can hear how things are for you.
They want to know:
- Whether your financial situation has changed and any impacts this has had?
- How cost of living changes may have affected your physical and mental wellbeing?
- What changes have you made in response to cost-of-living increases and what effect have they had on your quality of life?
- Have cost-of-living increases affected how you access health and care services?
The survey is open to everyone, so do share it with family, friends and colleagues.
If you require support to complete the survey, or would like to receive a copy in another format, please contact Healthwatch using the details at the bottom of the page.
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Support with cost of living changes
East Sussex County Council
East Sussex County Council has gathered together information on various forms of cost of living support on its website, where you can find details about financial benefits, food banks, employment and learning advice, plus ways to reduce your household bills.
Citizens Advice
Citizens Advice provides free and independent advice on a wide range of themes, including cost-of-living. You can find information on their website, or use it find details of how you can obtain support locally.
UK Government
The UK Government has developed a webpage to help you find information on income and disability benefits, bills and allowances, childcare, housing and travel.
It has a useful tool to help you check whether you are entitled to any benefits or other financial support.
Feedback on health and care services
If you require support or can offer feedback on health or care services that you have used, please contact Healthwatch:
Tel: 0333 101 4007
Email: enquiries@healthwatcheastsussex.co.uk
Review a health or care service
If you have used a health or care service recently, please tell Healthwatch about your experience by leaving a review on their dedicated Feedback Centre.
Support and assistance
If you need support in accessing health and care services, please contact the Healthwatch Information & Signposting service via: enquiries@healthwatcheastsussex.co.uk or 0333 101 4007
All reports are published via the Healthwatch East Sussex website: https://healthwatcheastsussex.co.uk/
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