Poorest in Britain worse off than Slovenia and Malta after 15 years of stagnant wages, report warns

The study suggests the cap has driven up the share of children in large families who are in relative poverty (Alamy/PA) -

The poorest households in Britain are now poorer than the least well off in Slovenia after a decade and a half of stagnant income growth, a major report has revealed.

Workers in Britain would be £4,300 per year better off had wages grown at the same pace as in the US after the 2009 financial crisis, according to research by the National Institute for Economic and Social Research (NIESR) think tank.