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Table 1 Welfare benefits received and financial hardships reported at baseline and 3-month follow-up

From: The help for people with money, employment or housing problems (HOPE) intervention: pilot randomised trial with mixed methods feasibility research

 

Baseline

3-month follow-up

n

%

N

%

Benefits

Number of benefits claimed

 0

4/19

21%

3/13

23%

 1–2

5/19

26%

5/13

38%

 3–4

10/19

53%

4/13

31%

 5+

0/19

0%

1/13

8%

Financial hardships

Number of payments participant was behind on

 0

2/19

11%

5/13

38%

 1–2

10/19

53%

4/13

31%

 3–4

6/19

32%

3/13

23%

 5+

1/19

5%

1/13

8%