Care home and assisted living staff are also far more likely to live in poverty than the average UK worker, according to analysis by the Health Foundation
I'm Nick Meir with news that one in five residential care workers in the UK were living in poverty before the cost of living crisis, according to new research. Care home and assisted living staff are also far more likely to live in poverty than the average UK worker, according to analysis by the Health Foundation. It said low pay is a "political choice" and warned that for many providing care, "work is not a reliable route out of poverty". The think tank pooled data over three years from two government surveys on the incomes and living circumstances of households and families in the UK. For more care news stay with us here at Care Radio.
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