Over half of people in England admit they don't have a 'broad understanding' of the current pandemic restrictions, according to a new study.
In fact, people across Britain have been shown to know less about the measures in place now than they did at the start of lockdown in March, say researchers from University College London.
The Covid-19 Social Study - involving 70,000 participants - was launched with funding from the Nuffield Foundation, and support from Wellcome, UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) from the week beginning March 15.
Forty-five per cent of those living in England have a strong grasp of the rules, just half of the amount who understood things four months ago.
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Scotland and Wales faired a little better in the data - with a more respectable 75 and 61 percent.
And those who understand every last detail are a particularly rare breed - just 14 percent in England, 18 in Wales and 27 in Scotland.
Lead author, Dr Daisy Fancourt (UCL Epidemiology & Health Care) said: “Our study shows that as lockdown measures have eased at different rates in each nation of the UK, levels of understanding around what is and isn’t permissible have dropped, especially amongst younger adults.
“This could possibly reflect difficulties in applying the rules to more complex life scenarios amongst younger adults, or may be reflective of the different amounts of time spent following the news on Covid-19 amongst different age groups.
“The general drop-off in understanding could be due to unclear messaging from the government, or a reduction in interest and engagement from people, especially with the cessation of the daily Downing Street coronavirus briefing in late June.”
The study also found access to healthcare has fallen during the lockdown, with 1 in 10 people across the UK reporting being unable to see or speak with a GP about their physical health.
While, one in 20 have been unable to speak to a professional about their mental health, and 1 in 5 not telling a GP about symptoms of an illness when they usually would have done (even when appointments to see GPs were available).
Groups who faced the most barriers included younger adults, women, individuals from BAME backgrounds, and people with physical and mental health conditions.
People with a diagnosed mental health condition were significantly more likely to have not spoken to a mental health professional when they usually would have done, with a fifth reported not being able to access professional mental health support during lockdown.
However, depression and anxiety levels, life satisfaction, and happiness have all shown improvements across every socio-demographic subgroup examined, and loneliness levels have also decreased further, showing the first clear pattern of decrease in 19 weeks.
But there has been little change in people reporting major or minor stress due to catching Covid-19, unemployment, finance, or getting food.