Testing the associations between poverty stigma and mental health: The role of received stigma and perceived structural stigma.

Background: Previous research has documented how people living on low incomes in the United Kingdom (UK) and internationally experience various forms of poverty stigma. The purpose of this study was to quantitatively examine how experiences of poverty stigma are associated with mental health outcomes.

Methods: An online, cross-sectional survey was conducted with 1,000 adults living in predominantly low- and middle-income households in the UK.