Lowest paid workers falling 'deeper into poverty and debt' due to Covid pandemic

mirror.co.uk:

Britain’s lowest paid workers are most likely to have lost income and increased their debt because of the pandemic, a new study has found.

The TUC said its research indicated half of workers on low pay have suffered a drop in wages during the pandemic, compared with 29% of high earners.

A survey of more than 2,200 adults found almost two in five said their household had suffered a reduction in disposable income since the pandemic began.

This rises to half for workers with annual earnings below £15,000, while it is fewer than a third for those earning more than £50,000.