As many as 35,000 UK film and TV workers could be plunged into financial distress over the coming year, according to new research from The Film & TV Charity, which revealed improvements to the industry’s mental health crisis.
The charity’s third Looking Glass survey, which takes the industry’s temperature on mental wellbeing, bullying and working conditions, found 16% of 2,000 respondents believe their financial situation is “quite difficult” or “very difficult.” Extrapolating this out, the organization said up to 35,000 workers could be “plunged into distress” due to a combination of inflation, energy price rises and higher rent and mortgage costs.
Around one-fifth of respondents said they are “just getting by”, 41% are “doing alright” and 21% “living comfortably,” according to the research.
Elsewhere, 75% are “worried about future income” and 27% have to take work outside the industry to make ends meet. The survey is unveiled as the UK’s cost of living crisis worsens, with prices skyrocketing, which is clearly impacting an industry that is heavily reliant on casual, freelance labor, although the number feeling their job was secure actually improved from 23% in 2021 to 28%.
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