Beware the real cost of low pay during the cost-of-living crisis

The outlook for the UK economy is bleak with Jeremy Hunt warning of a "tough road ahead" following news that the UK economy shrank in the three months to September, marking what many believe will be a long and deep recession. The recession follows what has already been a very difficult period for millions of UK workers. In September this year, the Living Wage Foundation published data indicating that 78% of low paid workers (3.7 million workers paid below the real Living Wage), said the current cost-of-living crisis was the worst financial period they have ever faced. A number of dep...