A survey of more than 3,200 workers for the Trades Union Congress (TUC) also found almost half are worried about meeting basic household expenses such as food, transport and energy. The Labour leader, Jeremy Corbyn, was praised on Wednesday for raising in-work poverty during prime minister’s questions in parliament. The TUC general secretary, Frances O’Grady, said: “When you come home from a long day at work, you shouldn’t have to worry whether you can afford to eat. Pay packets are worth less and less, but bills keep rising and personal debt is at crisis levels. TUC research published this year showed that shrinking pay packets were forcing workers to take on more personal debt.

Source: The Guardian September 06, 2017 23:01 UTC