As the cost of living crisis continues, 5.7 million low-income households had to cut down or skip meals, according to the Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF).
Over 50s in working class professions on low incomes are much more likely to be forced out by long-term sickness than higher earners, according to the Trades Union Congress (TUC).
Government plans to remove exclusivity clauses in contracts for low income workers officially come into effect today (5 December).
Parents on low incomes often end up paying to go to work, according to research from think tank the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR).
The top 1% of earners in the UK are getting pay rises in line with inflation, while the country's lowest earners are not.
Nearly 10 million (9.8 million) people are working in part time or temporary jobs - the highest number recorded since the start of the pandemic.
The government has announced plans to remove exclusivity clauses in contracts for low income workers, allowing them to work multiple jobs.
Insecure and low-paid work is costing the UK Treasury £10 billions every year, according to a report from the Trades Union Congress (TUC).
The lowest paid employees are the least likely to have access to a strong benefits package, despite being the group that could use them the most.
High earners are more likely to receive pay rises to match cost of living increases than lower income workers.
Alternative methods of payroll such as early wage access (EWA) could be a solution to the UK's cost of living crisis.
Black and minority ethnic (BME) and disabled parents are spending a higher proportion of their income on childcare than white or non-disabled workers, making them more susceptible to the affects of...