Parents in key worker jobs are spending more than a quarter of their pay on childcare, with nursery costs rocketing by £600 over five years, research shows.
Analysis by Labour laid bare the pressure on families working in lower paid jobs such as care staff, teaching assistants and bin men, as Brits face a cost of living squeeze.
Parents earning below the national average are spending around 27% of their income on childcare, with costs more than doubling compared to wages since 2008, according to figures from the House of Commons Library.
