‘There has only been levelling down across the country’
Families ‘locked’ in poverty as new data shows millions must double their income to rise above the breadline
STAGNANT wages are keeping workers locked in poverty, as alarming new data shows that millions would have to double their income to rise above the breadline.
A report published today by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation found that six million people are in deep poverty in Britain, earning below 40 per cent of Britain’s median income after housing costs in 2021/22.
The number has risen by 1.5 million in the last 20 years.
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