New research has revealed rising living costs are forcing new households into hygiene poverty, with two in five people (41%) affected saying they have experienced hygiene poverty for the first time this year. Data from charities In Kind Direct and The Hygiene Bank, released to mark last months National Hygiene Week (5th 11thOctober 2026), shows the scale of the growing crisis across the UK. Nearly one in five (18%) UK adults, equivalent to an estimated 9.6 million people, say they or someone in their household has gone without toiletries, hygiene or…
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