Credit payment holidays reduced the mental health effects of debt during COVID – new research

By Jacques Wels, Research Fellow, MRC Unit for Lifelong Health & Ageing, UCL
Matthew Sparkes, Assistant Professor in Sociology, University of Cambridge
Senhu Wang, Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology and Anthropology, National University of Singapore

Like other countries, the UK implemented a number of initiatives to mitigate the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on people’s economic circumstances. While we know these schemes supported household finances, now we’re beginning to understand how they affected mental health.

For instance, a 2022 study showed the COVID…

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