Workers trapped in poverty as disability pay gap widens to 17.2%, TUC warns

A WIDENING disability pay gap lays bare how the economy traps workers in poverty, the TUC argued yesterday, with its analysis of official statistics revealing that the disparity has reached a staggering 17.2 per cent.
In the year to spring 2024, the earnings gulf between disabled and non-disabled workers grew to £2.35 an hour.
For an employee working a 35-hour week, this would be equivalent to £82.25 per week or £4,300 a year.
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