4m Britons in poverty despite having jobs

"Unemployment is at its lowest since the 70s but some workers struggle to make ends meet."

“The labour market is trapping people in poverty, when it should be offering people a route out. It is very demoralising for people who are doing what society expects of them, going out to work to meet the essentials but still unable to do that.”

One of the reasons why employers should pay their staff the Living Wage which calculates the real cost of living.

Find out more how the real Living Wage is calculated: https://www.livingwage.org.uk/calculation

Read the Guardian article here:

https://www.theguardian.com/money/2019/may/14/you-cant-really-win-4m-britons-in-poverty-despite-having-jobs?fbclid=IwAR0e1VefDD5WwgzFgVdvdPDj1c0C7b875BlF23VjFc6s5crxbgbtvWNctmE