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Cost of living
413Stress & Worry
315Food
308Energy prices
276Benefits
269Work
225Money matters
223Childcare
202Family
199Government Support
195Inequalities
193Mental health
191Lack of support
186Housing
163Heating
154Disability
150Single parenting
147Bills
144Cold
143Going without essentials
141Christmas
138Despair
134School
133Political views
130Struggling
125Feelings about Changing Realities
123Health
122Dealing with DWP
108Transport
106Local authority support
106Weather
100Economic policy
95Illness
93Getting by
92Anxiety
89Hopes for the future
86Holidays
83Change
83Grateful
80Local issues
80Positive support
79Debt
79Income
79Let down by the government
79Unfair
77Health services
75Rent
70Guilt
70Excluded from activities
69Impacts on health
69Free school meals
65Failed by the system
61Benefit loss
61Caring responsibilities
60Exhausted
60Scared
60Positivity
59Anger
59Loneliness
56Stigma
56Poverty
56Clothing
55School Holidays
54Support
51Fun
51Winter
51Support from organisations/charities
50Budgeting
50Education
49Shielding children
48Frustration
47Hope
46Food banks
46Saving
45Insecurity
44Strikes
43Fuel
42Landlords
40Pressure
40Employment
40Scotland
38Quality time
37MPs
36Travel
36Lack of understanding
36Half-term
35Covid
35Uncertainty
33Judgement
32School Uniform
31Benefit Migration
31Problems
30Work Coaches
30Duplicate Entry
30Community
29Missing Out
29No hope
29Proud parent
29De-stress
28Conditionality
26Motherhood
25Shame
24Work over wellbeing
24Use of public services
24Repairs
22Moving
22Hunger
22Carer
21Northern Ireland
20Resiliance
19Domestic labour
19Numbers
19Domestic violence
19Entertainment
18Current affairs
18Homelessness
18Lack of transparency
17Self-esteem
16Media
16Volunteering
16Voice
15Economy
15Trapped
15Dreams
15Abuse
14Sanction
14Priorities
13Disrespect
12Barriers to employment
12Lived experience
11Religion
10Thinking
10Cost of living
413Stress & Worry
315Food
308Energy prices
276Benefits
269Work
225Money matters
223Childcare
202Family
199Government Support
195Inequalities
193Mental health
191Lack of support
186Housing
163Heating
154Disability
150Single parenting
147Bills
144Cold
143Going without essentials
141Christmas
138Despair
134School
133Political views
130Struggling
125Feelings about Changing Realities
123Health
122Dealing with DWP
108Transport
106Local authority support
106Weather
100Economic policy
95Illness
93Getting by
92Anxiety
89Hopes for the future
86Holidays
83Change
83Grateful
80Local issues
80Positive support
79Debt
79Income
79Let down by the government
79Unfair
77Health services
75Rent
70Guilt
70Excluded from activities
69Impacts on health
69Free school meals
65Failed by the system
61Benefit loss
61Caring responsibilities
60Exhausted
60Scared
60Positivity
59Anger
59Loneliness
56Stigma
56Poverty
56Clothing
55School Holidays
54Support
51Fun
51Winter
51Support from organisations/charities
50Budgeting
50Education
49Shielding children
48Frustration
47Hope
46Food banks
46Saving
45Insecurity
44Strikes
43Fuel
42Landlords
40Pressure
40Employment
40Scotland
38Quality time
37MPs
36Travel
36Lack of understanding
36Half-term
35Covid
35Uncertainty
33Judgement
32School Uniform
31Benefit Migration
31Problems
30Work Coaches
30Duplicate Entry
30Community
29Missing Out
29No hope
29Proud parent
29De-stress
28Conditionality
26Motherhood
25Shame
24Work over wellbeing
24Use of public services
24Repairs
22Moving
22Hunger
22Carer
21Northern Ireland
20Resiliance
19Domestic labour
19Numbers
19Domestic violence
19Entertainment
18Current affairs
18Homelessness
18Lack of transparency
17Self-esteem
16Media
16Volunteering
16Voice
15Economy
15Trapped
15Dreams
15Abuse
14Sanction
14Priorities
13Disrespect
12Barriers to employment
12Lived experience
11Religion
10Thinking
10People's mood
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804
Jan
637
Feb
613
Mar
480
Apr
503
May
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Jun
418
Jul
276
Aug
392
Sept
714
Oct
1073
Nov
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