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A Trussell Trust foodbank in Blawarthill Parish Church, Glasgow
THE government is facing calls to boost job security and wages after shocking new research revealed that two in five low-paid workers have had to resort to foodbanks for support.
A Living Wage Foundation (LWF)-commissioned report published today exposes the harsh realities faced by workers earning less than the real living wage, calculated at £12 per hour nationwide, £13.15 in London.
Its survey of 2,000 low-paid workers found that two in five have used a foodbank in the past year, while one in three had skipped meals altogether to save money.
DYLAN MURPHY reports that far from helping people back into work, the sanctions regime is inflicting unnecessary trauma on working-class families
Our housing crisis isn’t an accident – it’s class war, trapping millions in poverty while landlords and billionaires profit. To solve it, we need comprehensive transformation, not mere tokenistic reform, writes BECK ROBERTSON
