The links between unemployment and longstanding illnesses are well known.

Based on an estimated increase in the unemployment rate in Wales from 3.8% in 2019 to around 7% in 2020, projections from Public Health Wales suggest that the proportion of the population suffering from longstanding illnesses could increase by around 4% over the next three years from 46.4% before the Coronavirus pandemic to 50.3% in 2022/23.

You can read more about the Longstanding Illnesses Projection Report here or download the full report here.