Working but poor: millions in work and in poverty 

Nobody who works 5 days a week , should be struggling it’s disgusting!

Working full time but not being able to afford basic necessities isn't working, it's slavery.

I'm not in the UK, but I work my butt off and can't afford my rent anymore.

I work 5 days a week but cannot afford a studio flat let alone decent one bed. Everyone deserves a privacy! UK became one giant crumbling house with cruel landlord.

This is why you have a mental health crisis. The vast majority of people are like whats the fking point anymore 😂

A nation living off Aldi discount food and nothing else. Politicians should be ashamed.

My mom got up 2 hours before us to start a fire in the wood heater outside. That also heated the hot water for us to get ready for school (Hardy Wood Heater). She’d gotten dad off to work, before we woke, while still dark out. A Railroad worker, he was gone a lot, sometimes a week at the time. She packed our lunches with a handwritten note, and little picture she’d draw us. She then sat our clothes out, on a chair, and our bath towel laying over the back rest, all near the den’s oil heater. She’d make us breakfast if we wanted it, and even put our back packs on our backs, and complained of how heavy they were, that we had to lug them, and we hugged and kissed her telling her they were fine, and off to wait on the rural county bus. Then she got ready for work, serving school lunches at a Private School in another county. She was never to tired to cook us a full supper, each night and complete the cycle. I miss her everyday. No one will ever love me the way that woman loved me, never again in my life. And she died way too soon to reward her for being such an amazing mom. The night before she died, she was ordering my wife and I, our Christmas Presents, for a Christmas she wouldn’t live to see. Lord, thank you for letting me get these words out❤, I haven’t mourned her properly. Shock is giving way to grief now, and as I’m always late, it’s years later, and I’m alone working in Chile, left with my thoughts. Homesick for a home in MS that is long gone now. When my brother died, at 17 in a car accident on his way to work, they found all those letters in a Cedar Chest in his room. Even my notes. He made notations on some of them(last day of school, Kyle’s Birthday, my birthday, day before Vacation!, day after Kyle’s Soccer Championship, etc. I was the richest poor boy in Mississippi, because of her. RIP Mama RIP Joey

I can't believe that people in the UK are being asked to take salaries of $19,000 pounds. That's just criminal.

Personally, if it weren't for my dad, I'd be homeless.

The money is being redirected to the wrong places: MPs salary, illegal arms, and wasteful spending

Royal Family is worth $28 Billion, and own 6.6 Billion Acres of land, what are they doing to help the struggling familes of the UK??

I thought things were bad in 2008-2010 but its even worse now. 14 years of austerity have absolutely gutted this country. No wonder mental health issues are exploding right now, life in the UK for so many just feels futile. We are rapidly sliding back towards Victorian era levels of poverty, illness and inequality. 😣

‘To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is all’ - Oscar Wilde

What makes my blood boil, is that the minimum wage goes up, then guess what! All the household bills go up AT THE SAME TIME! So how are we benefiting from it! The government doesn’t say that, do they!

"When tyranny becomes law, rebellion becomes duty."

Last year, I was working full time, budgeting groceries, unable to afford date nights, and missing time with my kids. Now I learned how to make money online. Now am a SAHM, homeschooling, and making profits every week.

Meanwhile Jeff Bezos just bought a $500m yacht. The world is a sick place.

This is why I'm not having children, because I know I cannot afford to raise them well.

Right ….Pay attention . Whst you are going to need to fix this is 1 a small inflatable boat 2 tin of shoe polish preferably black or mid tan.. 3 bus fare to Dover You don’t have to do anything else, it all gets done for you .

I don't want to come off sounding overly harsh against people really struggling and doing what they think is their best, but... living and survival has never been easy since the birth of mankind. I think living in peaceful developed countries for a few generations has already made us forget that less than 100 years ago, some of us even have living grandparents that experienced a world war, saw the a-bomb go off, commuinism and democracy go to war, and suffered through a great depression. If you can talk about how life is hard from the comfort of your home, have food in your freezer, with water and gas, and a government you can try to petition for help... you're technically more privileged than like +80% of the world now and more privileged than most of the world back then. All I'm saying is that life being super duper hard is not an accident or someone's mistake, it's almost the natural state of existence.

I thought 🤔 it was only me, but millions of us working and don't have anything left at the end of the month

Disgusting that normal hard working people who live in a wealthy country such as the UK, have to live like this.

I work in care sector. 90% of my co workers are foreigners. Carets, nurses, even admin staff. Yes, it’s tough. But it’s a job. And we’re always hiring. We are looking after your elderly. British people don’t want this kind of work because it’s tough. I know people claiming benefits but they would not work in care. It’s bizarre.

Why isn’t anyone making the royal family accountable?

The whole system seems wrong to me. Work, pay taxes, for what?? So we can spend billions abroad on wars???

if working doesnt get you out of hardship, then what is the point of working

I'm in the U.S. and hardly ever turn on the heat unless it's just unbearable. And only because my grands live with us, If not for them it would always be off. Electricity of course has gone up ridiculously of course. I cut costs in every way possible. No cell phone (still have a landline) no new clothes, shop at dollar stores, thrift stores, cook at home, do my own hair, nails, and grooming of all sorts. We have learned to enjoy the simple things in life. When you look at things that way, we are truly blessed.

When I lived in London for 4 years, everybody was so posh and wanted to get on the 'property ladder ' . I left after 4 years. You work and you dont get anywhere !

Why do we keep voting for the same political parties that do nothing for us? Out of touch politicians that don't do their job!!! Why do we keep tolerating the same nonsense?

This just ain’t happening in the UK….this is happening in every developed country in the world

Same issues here in the US. Taxes high, retirement age at 67, college unaffordable, food expensive, healthcare premiums high.

great job Rishi! Top notch!👍

This is not happening by accident, if anyone's seen the video of that millionaire Australian property developer's "mask off" Ted Talk, they will know what I'm talking about. We have a government that aren't just letting this happen, they're making it happen and their friends are getting very rich.

I was working full time In palliative care, and became homeless!! And I was told tough luck by the council . I now stay at home with my baby, I went back to work 3 months after a c section .. I will not be rushing back to work, I laugh when people try to shame me for not working, broke my back looking after the most vulnerable people and told to f off when I needed help .. never again.

I live abroad and went back after a year to see my parents. My immigrant retired hijab wearing muslim Pakistani mother was buying extra bread, milk and other items everytime we went to shop just to put in the community food bank. She said people are struggling so i try to do this every time i come to the shop. I say this only to show we are all in this struggle together and we muslims do not hate everyone else. We care for our neighbours regardless of race and religion. My parents arent rich and also complain about the cost of living but they worked hard and have a little extra and therefore try to help the people in the local community.

Thank you Lord Jesus for the gift of life and blessings to me and my family $14,120.47 weekly profit Our lord Jesus have lifted up my Life!!!🙏❤️❤️

If it is any comfort...it is exactly the same situation here in New Zealand. The working poor in this country rises every year. The rich get richer the poor are invisible, rents have just gone up, landlord's are supported by the government, renters are ignored. You do your best while knowing it won't get any better any time soon, if ever. Good luck.

Meanwhile the most profitable companies are making exceptional profits. But at the same time they can't pay their workers a real living wage.

I love how the word poverty is thrown around. I grew up in the 60s and we had very little. We were always hungry but fit and lean. These people don't appear to be short of food - or tattoos.

The most memorable things of my child were when we struggled and the creativity it produced. Poverty is not all that bad if there is enough to eat (even if it is from grocery dumpsters) and a place to stay. What is poverty? Not having wants while all that is needed is needs. We laugh about the times and they get us though current struggles. What we need are smiles and belief that we can get through. What is sad is all those who are just learning about how hard others had it for many years before -- I guess there are less people laughing at us -- but still people laugh and mock and I for one don't care about them. My child wants to write a book about our adventures and creativity. I just finished Legacy of the Gold which is the struggles of nature because of man's greed and lack of appreciation. Maybe set aside all those techy toys and share in one another and whatever there is. It is so easy to open a wallet but creativity is in not having a wallet to open. Experience and be joyful -- you might be amazed even when minimum wage is what we have.

I really like this lady. Looks like she takes care of her house. Everyone deserves a warm place to live.

This government is a total and utter disgrace and instead of trying to help people Sunak just came up with yet another cruel way to go after the poorest of the poorest

I stopped working....it was pointless to keep a job.... i couldn't earn enough for rent, utilities, food and insurance...out of control inflation.....now i live in a old car... get welfare payments, get free government insurance and have a side hustle for cash..... My quality of life is lower...but my mental health has improved and im much happier...i learned to get live a much simpler life now...

Those who can still afford to live in a flat or a house you are extremely lucky, I'm in my 50's and I lost my home due to illness and have been living in a room in someone else's house for years, it's horrendous.

It's honestly getting out of control.

Boss of British Gas on a £4 million wage ...and there are many more just like him .

You'd think the Royal family would start taking cuts in their lavish lifestyles and help those struggling instead...

The average yearly wage I have been seeing on new job postings is 20,000 pounds a year. Having just moved from Canada, I have never seen such a massive gap between the cost of living and the average wage. Not to mention, the electric bills are absolutely outrageous in the winter. Companies should be ashamed of themselves for offering such unliveable wages.

Politicians should be on minimum wage and nurses and doctors should be earning 100k a year. MP's are criminals, all of them.

In The Netherlands this is also a growing problem. And more and more people with jobs that are homeless.

They interviewed two women and there was no mention of a FATHER or a boyfriend. I don't know why there was no biological father present, but if there was, and he was working, there would be TWO INCOMES to provide food and shelter for the kids.

Depending on this administration is a total loss. Investment is the only way to secure your family's future, grow wealth and stay ahead of inflation. May you find success as you read.

In this world of greed and money, the leaders want their subjects to be the least successful.

Why is this happening in the UK? So called 1st world country… please people think real hard who you vote for, this Government doesn’t care for its working class citizens. It breaks my heart to see this happening in the UK. That lady made me cry when she said that she doesn’t cook dinner every night anymore because she can’t afford to.

This is also what is going on here in the States as well. People are severely struggling even with jobs. Not only with just a job but with decent paying jobs. With the rate of inflation, the wages are not keeping up.

Here in America everything, and I mean everything has become more expensive. Food, taxes, utilities, gas, you name it. The market is abysmal and people like me and my partner of 24 years are starting to worry we won't have enough money to carry us through old age and we are already in our early 60s.

I work as a Plumber at a military base where they house 1700 of the immigrants that have just come across the channel illegally.. and i can tell you..they are blasting out the heating 24/7. All free, paid by you guys and me. Absolutely disgusting

Work just doesnt pay in this day and age. The system is designed to give more and more to the landlords

That's life. No one was ever promised affluence. Remember the Okalahoma Dustbowl and the Depression. My Grandpa slept on park benches. My grandparents had Spam for the holidays and used a dresser drawer for my Uncle's crib. They spent their honeymoon dealing with bedbugs. You just have to get on with it. Look at what you do have instead of what you don't have. The lady in this video had a nicer house then I do. She was clothed and didnt look malnourished. You're not alone... join the club. We're there too.

I used to live in London for 7 years. That was 12 years ago. Came back last summer to celebrate friend's bday and couldn't believe my eyes. The energy is off, most of the people looked grey and sad, food prices almos doubled. A lot of very old people working physical jobs and at the same time huge restaurants closing some parts as they aren't fully staffed. And that was my beloved vibrant city of London, hard to imagine how rural areas function...

I still earn a similar wage to what I earnt in 2001 meanwhile the cost of everything has trebled. Our government is taking us for granted, they like to tax us more to pay for people who don’t work. In this country your either that rich that you don’t care or everything is free if you decide not to work. The people in the middle of it all are the hard workers that earn an average wage and have nothing left every week, it’s disgraceful. We pay for rockets for other countries to fire at each other whilst our own armed forces are depleted. If we went to war all our children would be forced to defend us whilst said government would retreat to their bunkers. I really am ashamed of my own country

In India the Government is providing free ration to 80% of the population (that is 80% of 1.4 billion), free housing subsidy to poor and people buying their first home, tax concession for people with home or education loans... Not a since paisa wasted for illegals or other countries' wars..

This is infuriating. How woulda millionaire PM have a clue what poverty feels like.

Someone should have told him what a dump this country is not to bother coming here.

ON THE STATUE OF LIBERTY IT SAYS GIVE ME YOUR TIRED , YOUR HUNGRY , YOUR POOR… WELL ITS AMERICANS WHO ARE TIRED AND HUNGRY AND POOR

Absolutely disgusting. The government should be ashamed of themselves for letting this happen!

What makes me angry is the lack of any solution, there are no opportunities to grow, no chance of escaping this. It annoys me further that people still look for government to solve their problems, just stop. No political party is going to save us. They are the same party flying different colours. There is no hope in politics, and I am done looking for solutions in it. So if anyone has any solution that does not involve the government, we want to hear it.

The government should be ashamed

We need a WEALTH TAX asap. It's criminal that we tax the daily workers, yet the millionaires and billionaires pay less tax for no work while there bank accounts grow.

Shame that people have a abundance of wealth on our backs, i cant even afford a kid at the moment working full time so i wont get one.

So if you work and still can't afford the basics doesn't this show how working is pointless? You may as well be unemployed!

Worked all my life, 17 to 52. Every 10 years or so, recession hits, and all I have gained disappears. I don't think I can keep pretending this is ever going to change. Now, with UC, I don't want to keep fighting

To all the poor people across the globe, GOD bless you. Every time I eat something, I wish the ALMIGHTY would help you eat as well! AMEN

Fed up of the UK and all its problems. No matter how much you make, it is NEVER enough to support a sustainable standard of living plus the high taxes making it worse. If you have an escape plan it is better to use it.

What happens when people reach 55 to retirement age without anything saved? There will be millions unable to find work, in rented accommodation over the next few decades with zero provisions or ability to support themselves.

America is the same Working families are struggling It feels like the "Depression"

“Millions in work but in poverty…while government workers with minimal work but living above the average annual salary.”

My heart breaks when I see our friends in the UK hurting like this. Makes me question why they're okay with the royals living in several castles, employing hundreds of servants and quite frankly living the good, cush life. Rather they should be pouring money into helping their people. Anyone who can't feed themselves or their families or heat their homes. Or people who don't even have homes.That's what modern royalty should be doing if they are to exist. That's just my opinion.

Income in this country is terrible for 80% of people. Too many company’s offering only minimum wage

Why is the money going to Ukraine? why to migrants? Politicians should be held accountable....

I think it's wonderful, we can all be on youtube, watching these videos and venting our frustrations in the comment section. It's really constructive.

We are not living but we are surviving.

I’m aged 67 and I have a payslip from fifty years ago, I was aged 17, working in a coal mine and I was getting £27.50 a week, which equates to around £485 in todays money. Now what seventeen year old gets that kind of money? And don’t forget that when I reached 18, I got men’s wages.

What the bleep does “living wage” mean if people can’t live on it? Why do the government get away with calling it that? I’d like to see business bosses live on it.

This is not poverty. It is luxury poverty.

There is no poverty. UK is in abundance. People are just taking faulty shape.

Everyone I know left the UK and their lives are far far better than if they stayed.

Cost of food is off the charts. Our supermarkets declared record profits with CEO on 8 million package.

Spare a thought for state pensioners. Trying to scrape by on £ 8,800 a year. Way way less, almost one third, of what a 40 hour minimum wage job pays. Why are they ignored as they pass away from hypothermia? I'm doing alright but so many basic state pensioners can't turn the heating on or eat healthily.

The problem of the poor is not a lack of money. It's a lack of production. Being a single parent doesn't help either.

I can’t believe this is what life is like in England it’s getting more and more unbearable by the day !!

In Uk of the past you were told go to school get a job and you would have your own home, security, car heating and a nice life. That dream is over for 80% of people. Its failed because of all politicians not just one side. It’s low wages, high taxes. High costs for energy and housing. If you are low income worker id go abroad. Work in Dubai in a 5 star hotel for a couple of years. Save 15k a year. Then take life from there. Working like a slave in Uk to not even get anywhere is pointless. You are effectively replicating the strategy and of poor migrants to Uk yourselves. Go somewhere to save money to escape your low wages. Thats the state the Uk has become

Same in 🇨🇦 Canada!!! Working 7 day/ 8hr as Uber eat driver. The biggest problem is maintenance of 12 y old Toyota Yaris 63 y old / live with disabled wife who is saffering from Ptsd due to Sarajevo Sige 92-95. Didn’t have pizza for years. We don’t have out coffee or anithing We decree food when we have to fix car. Without car I am not able to get any job. 10 years ago I was taxi driver. We were able to pay all bills and to go 7 days all inclusive to Cuba/ $1200.00 for two of us the chipset deal. We will never see Europe again or our country Bosnia and Hercegovina 1996 we came to Canada completed English classes and got a job. Paying tax every April. Politicians in Canada made disasters for low income workers. 👏 Good Joob!!! Moral and Ethics doesn’t exist in Canada Anymore 😢 It was the best country once upon time. !!!😢😢😢😢😢😢😢

may God bless all of you in need...working adults living in poverty! this is so wrong!

Massive wealth transfers to the top 10% over 50 years are a political choice, tax the top and redistribute now

Greed at the top and millions in poverty.

The UK is now a terrible place, you are taxed on EVERYTHING, stripped of your money, education costs are sky high with uni fees now at circa 10k per year and soon to rise. Wages are low, mental health is rife, no support for the middle people who are broke but just on the borderline of not receiving benefits. Pretty disgusting place to live really.

It’s like this in New Zealand too. Rents are so expensive that the pittance left for food and utilities is insufficient

As at the end of this report, this governments answer is always to just reel off some very large numbers as if the problem doesn't even exist. It does and it's yet another national disgrace brought to us by the tory party. CH4 should do a regular weekly feature on poverty in the UK.

Government watching this and thinking "open an only fans after your 40 hour shift"