One in six UK workers skipping meals to make ends meet, says TUC

Prices for groceries, energy and essentials remain significantly higher than before the cost of living crisis took hold. Photograph: Andy Rain/EPA

As many as one in six workers in Britain are skipping meals to make ends meet as households remain under pressure from the higher cost of groceries, energy and other essentials.

Highlighting the impact of the cost of living crisis on working households, figures from the Trades Union Congress (TUC) showed 17% of full- or part-time workers had skipped a meal to reduce their spending in the past three months.