Four out of five low-paid workers say the cost-of-living crisis is the worst financial period they have ever faced, new research suggests.
More than half of 2,000 workers surveyed by the Living Wage Foundation said they have used a food bank over the past year, with many paying more visits in recent months. The foundation said almost half of low-paid workers now regularly skip meals and nearly a third are unable to heat their homes due to financial reasons.
Research has shown that almost a quarter of all workers have had to take out a payday loan to cover essentials, said the report. Living Wage Foundation director Katherine Chapman said: “Everyone is feeling the pressure from soaring inflation, but our polling shows that low-paid workers are being hit harder than most, with well over half using food banks in the last 12 months.
