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Large families on low incomes hit the hardest by cost-of-living crisis, data shows
‘After the longest wage squeeze in 200 years we urgently need to get more money in the pockets of working families,’ TUC says
An elderly woman holding pound coins in her hands in Poole
THE TUC called for more money in the pockets of working families today after it emerged that Britain’s poorest are paying up to £5,600 more a year due to the cost-of-living crisis.
Large families on low incomes have been hit the hardest by the rising costs, a Save the Children study found.
Its analysis of government statistics found the poorest third of families on incomes roughly £24,000 a year or less were forking out between £3,000 and £5,600 more this year than in 2019-20.
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