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Workers on the Breadline
Millions of British workers are being paid too little to live on and some are on such low wages they cannot afford to eat properly. Richard Bilton meets workers on the breadline.
Millions of British workers are being paid too little to live on - and some are on such low wages they can't afford to eat properly. Reporter Richard Bilton meets workers on the breadline who only get by because of big handouts from the government. These benefits for the low paid are now costing taxpayers £28 billion a year, so why do so many British workers find it impossible to pay their own way?
Last on
Mon 13 Oct 2014
01:10
BBC Two Wales
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Reporter | Richard Bilton |
| Producer | Richard Cookson |
| Executive Producer | Andrew Head |
| Editor | Ceri Thomas |
Broadcasts
Mon 6 Oct 2014 20:30BBC One except Northern Ireland & Northern Ireland HD- Mon 6 Oct 2014 23:40BBC One Northern Ireland HD & Northern Ireland only
Thu 9 Oct 2014 04:30BBC News UK & UK HD only- Fri 10 Oct 2014 00:25BBC Two except Scotland & Wales
- Fri 10 Oct 2014 00:55BBC Two Scotland
- Mon 13 Oct 2014 01:10BBC Two Wales
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