For the first time, the foundation has adjusted its minimum income standard, which sets out what working-age adults believe is the base level of money they need to live a decent life in the UK, to include 200 a year for spending on private health care.
This research shows that the public feel they can no longer count on the NHS to provide a universal service that's free at the point of delivery because some NHS services are now so difficult to access, said Peter Matejic, the thinktank's chief analyst.
A record 898,000 people were admitted to private hospitals in 2023, according to figures from the Private Hospitals Information Network.
One woman in Sheffield said that a sum of money for private healthcare was necessary because it is for things that the NHS don't cover, which is a lot now.
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