IMPACT AREA 1: BUILDING FINANCIAL RESILIENCE Nad Nadia ia Al Al Yaf afai ai Senior Group Social Responsibility Manager
IMPACT AREA 1: BUILD ILDIN ING FI FINANCIA IAL L RES ESILI ILIENC ENCE The challenge: too many people are living without a financial safety net and face excessive and avoidable hardship following illness or bereavement 42% of people with a mortgage have no life cover in place if the home owner dies 3 in 5 couldn’t manage financially for more than six months if they were unable to work BUILDING RESILIENCE The average cost of a funeral has risen almost THAT CAN WEATHER 700% since 1980s LIFE’S STORMS
BRINGING THE CHALLENGE TO LIFE MEET PERCY , WHO GOT INTO DEBT TO PAY FOR HIS BROTHER’S FUNERAL Shot several years ago for The Independent
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