The poorest are again squeezed hardest under Labour. On the day that the Government admits that unemployment will stay above 2 million until at least 2016, it is announced that the cost of living is rising at twice the rate of inflation for the poorest in society, according to new research.
A report claims that those who earn little spend most of their money on food, energy bills and public transport – where prices are increasing rapidly.
The study by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation, a leading social policy research charity, concludes that a single adult needs to earn £13,900 a year to afford a basic standard of living.
This is an increase of 5.3 per cent (about £500) on the figure for 2008, the report claims, while the official rate of inflation that excludes mortgage payments, the Consumer Prices Index, is running at 2.2 per cent.
I am sure that Gordon Brown didn’t come into politics to harm people, but it’s his policies that have crippled the country and are disproportionately affecting the most needy. If he had a shred of self respect left, he should apologise and clear his desk.
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