More than half of Londoners who do not earn a real living wage have had to resort to using a food bank in the last year
October 15, 2024
More than half of Londoners who do not earn a real living wage have had to resort to using a food bank in the last year
by BulkyAccident
3 comments
Not meant to be a provocative question but is there any way to know how many people use the food bank who are not below the poverty line? In other words,are they means tested in any way?
Isn’t that a tautology? “People who do not earn enough to live, rely on help to live”.
Forget living wage. Minimum wage compliance is in the gutter in London.
The BAME community are getting absolutely hammered at the moment. Most of my extended family (including my parents) have never earned never more than £7ph. Employers (also BAME) show them working as 20 hours on the payslips but they actually work 30-40 hours.
I live for the day small businesses like off licences, warehouses & restaurants get hammered for this. I suspect it won’t happen.
3 comments
Not meant to be a provocative question but is there any way to know how many people use the food bank who are not below the poverty line? In other words,are they means tested in any way?
Isn’t that a tautology? “People who do not earn enough to live, rely on help to live”.
Forget living wage. Minimum wage compliance is in the gutter in London.
The BAME community are getting absolutely hammered at the moment. Most of my extended family (including my parents) have never earned never more than £7ph. Employers (also BAME) show them working as 20 hours on the payslips but they actually work 30-40 hours.
I live for the day small businesses like off licences, warehouses & restaurants get hammered for this. I suspect it won’t happen.