A leading trade union is delivering a dossier to ministers, revealing the “depths of poverty” being suffered by the Government’s own employees. The Public and Commercial Services union (PCS) said civil servants are now relying on foodbanks for the first time in their lives.
The 156-page dossier is being sent to Work and Pensions Secretary Chloe Smith, along with increased calls for a pay rise to help workers cope with the cost-of-living crisis.
In a letter to the minister, the union said: “Our members have been plunged into ever-increasing depths of poverty. They should not have to rely on food banks to feed their children or be forced to make the choice of either working from home because the journey into work is too expensive, or working in the cold under blankets because the cost of heating is too expensive.”
