# How is hygiene poverty affecting over 3 million Brits?

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Published: 2026-06-24T02:59:00+00:00
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The ongoing cost-of-living crisis is forcing people to make a number of difficult choices. Heating the house or flat and putting food on the table are getting more and more expensive, meaning there’s less money left over for luxuries. And it seems that has started extending to basic hygiene products too. Findings from a YouGov study commissioned by UK charity The Hygiene Bank were released in October 2022, estimating that 3.2 million Brits were in hygiene poverty. What kind of hygiene products are we talking about? What are the consequences? How can we help people affected by hygiene poverty? In under 3 minutes, we answer your questions! To listen to the last episodes, you can click here : ⁠Could AI ever be able to offer therapy?⁠ ⁠What is plasticrust, the latest concerning form of pollution?⁠ ⁠Why don't scars disappear?⁠ A Bababam Originals podcast.A podcast written and realised by Joseph Chance. First Broadcast: 21/4/2023 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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