REVEALED: The enormous impact of cancer on UK employees

A cancer diagnosis would cause almost three in four (72%) UK workers to struggle financially, new research by Canada Life has found.

According to Macmillan, the average amount lost by 80% of families after a cancer diagnosis, stands at £570 a month – impacting mortgage payments and other necessary expenditure.

Canada Life Group’s findings also reveal that two in five UK employees say they would be unable to meet essential payments including utility bills (72%), the weekly food shop (57%) and mortgage or rent payments (43%) if faced with the £570 reduction in monthly income.

Sadly, employees are suffering more than they should be, with financial wellbeing often an afterthought and not seen as a necessity.