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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Phillip Inman

‘I think the city is falling apart’: Leicester braces for a make-or-break budget

boarded up shop in Leicester
Persistently low pay has pushed Leicester to the bottom of UK rankings for annual gross disposable household income. Photograph: Andrew Fox/The Guardian

Anika* has a full-time job, but says she never eats in local cafes or restaurants and takes her lunch to work. The cost of living is too high for her to buy more than the basics of life.

“Everything is so expensive. I cry, and ask myself what more can I do to make things better,” she says.

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