There were 11 new billionaires in the UK last year, bringing the total who live here to 88. There's no austerity for the richest 100 who saw their combined wealth rise 11.1% to £257billion last year.
This tiny minority are worth more money than the poorest 7.4 million households combined, according to Office for National Statistics data.
Among the 10 lowest-paid jobs in the UK, only one of them saw an increase in wages above inflation.
Three of these jobs suffered a drop in earnings, including hairdressers and barbers who earn £7.23 per hour (down 2.6%), and launderers and dry cleaners who are on £6.98 (down 2.3%).
But there were even bigger drops for people earning less than the average wage of £12.76 an hour.
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This tiny minority are worth more money than the poorest 7.4 million households combined, according to Office for National Statistics data.
Among the 10 lowest-paid jobs in the UK, only one of them saw an increase in wages above inflation.
Three of these jobs suffered a drop in earnings, including hairdressers and barbers who earn £7.23 per hour (down 2.6%), and launderers and dry cleaners who are on £6.98 (down 2.3%).
But there were even bigger drops for people earning less than the average wage of £12.76 an hour.
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1 comment:
I wonder where the figures are coming from because they are rather higher than I have been paid. As a cleaner six months ago, I was paid £6.50 per hour. As a kitchen assistant currently, I am paid £6.29 per hour. I know people who work for less.
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