A recent study in the US by PwC found that more than a third of the 3,000 workers they surveyed across a range of industries said that money worries had had a severe or major impact on their mental health in the past year. Around the same number said that concerns about their finances had had a severe or major impact on their sleep.
Large numbers of people also reported that financial stress was having negative consequences for their physical health, relationships at home and their attendance and productivity at work.