The phrase "affected the livelihoods of" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing the impact of an event, policy, or situation on people's means of earning a living.
Example: "The new regulations have significantly affected the livelihoods of local fishermen, making it difficult for them to sustain their businesses."
Alternatives: "impacted the income of" or "influenced the earnings of".
The rise of Uber has affected the livelihoods of traditional taxi firms all over the country and the pressure to drive down fares has compromised passenger safety.
But the programme shows how it has affected the livelihoods of taxi drivers, and worse, it claimed that, in Hyderabad in India, three Uber drivers have killed themselves.
The 2001 outbreak of foot and mouth disease cost the country £8bn, led to millions of animals being slaughtered and affected the livelihoods of thousands of farmers and farm workers.
The survey results show the ecological rehabilitation projects adversely affected the livelihoods of 70.35% of foresters, 64.89% of farmers and 62.24% of herders in the Minqing region in the lower Shiyang River Basin; also, the projects negatively affected 51.9% of residents in the Ejin Qi in the lower Heihe River Basin.
Climate change has adversely affected the livelihoods of people in developing countries where a large proportion of the population is heavily dependent on agriculture.
Policies that promote individualization of land and sedentarization have limited livestock mobility and flexibility in use of rangeland resources, led to break down of social networks that provide safety nets, and thus caused decline in rangeland productivity, increased livestock mortality during drought and negatively affected the livelihoods of pastoralists.
Penobscot Poultry had for years been the largest employer in Waldo County (population 31,000); the plant closing cost 400 workers their jobs and affected the livelihood of some 400 more in related industries.
The increasing number and severity of bush fires and sandstorms has affected the livelihood of local population and wildlife, and some species faced the threat of extinction.
Swirling south of here, in a gulf between the Americas, a crisis is brewing and already affecting the livelihoods of millions of people, threatening food and energy security, and undermining our nation's reputation regionally.
