4 in 10 low-paid workers skip meals as 'cost of living crisis worse than ever' for millions

A new survey found that four in five low-paid workers believe the current cost of living crisis is the worst financial time they have ever experienced

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Four out of five low-paid workers believe the current cost of living crisis is the worst financial time they have ever experienced.

Some 78% of transplant recipients earning below the actual living wage, the equivalent of 3.7 million workers, say misery is worse than ever.

And 56% of those earning less than £9.90 an hour or £11.05 in London have turned to food banks in the past 12 months.

Four in 10 low-paid workers regularly skip meals because they cannot afford to put food on the table, up from one in 10 in January.

The results come from an online survey by Survation of 2,054 people earning less than the actual living wage in August.

Living Wage Foundation Director Katherine Chapman said: "Everyone is feeling the pressure of soaring inflation, but our poll shows low-wage workers are being hit harder than the majority, with more than half having used food banks in the past 12 months.< /p>

Britons are facing spiraling energy costs and rising prices (

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“These shocking results bring to life what it is like to be paid less than minimum wage during a cost of living crisis.”

Households are facing the biggest drop in living standards since records began in 1956.

Inflation is running at 9.9%, fuel prices are skyrocketing and interest rates are rising.

The survey indicates that more than a quarter of low-paid workers have no money at the end of the week after paying for essentials.

Almost half have less than £10, and two-thirds have less than £20.

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