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Welfare cuts damage the health of the population

BBC Health - 25th June 2010 11:15 am

Cutting welfare budgets could cost lives, say researchers.

Analysis of European data showed that a £70 reduction in welfare spending per person is associated with a 2.8% rise in alcohol-related deaths and 1.2% rise in deaths from heart disease.

Writing in the BMJ, the UK research team said ordinary people may be paying the ultimate price for budget cuts.

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