Working but poor: millions in work and in poverty
The government says the best way out of poverty is to work. But for millions of employed people in the UK, it’s just not enough.
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Inflation rates are slowly improving but real-term wages and benefits aren’t keeping up.
The number of working adults living in poverty has risen 56% in 25 years - and many of them think the government isn’t listening.

Reported by Milena Dambelli
Filmed and edited by Samantha Everett
Produced by Annie La Vespa
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