In-work poverty is particularly prevalent for those working in hospitality roles (accommodation and food services 23%), administrative and support service activities (21%), and in agriculture, forestry and fishing (21%) – where over a fifth of workers are in poverty. - ThreadSky

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jelliott94.bsky.social • 22 days ago

In-work poverty is particularly prevalent for those working in hospitality roles (accommodation and food services 23%), administrative and support service activities (21%), and in agriculture, forestry and fishing (21%) – where over a fifth of workers are in poverty.

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jelliott94.bsky.social•22 days ago

Rates of in-work poverty vary substantially by ethnicity; over 40% of Bangladeshi workers and over a third of Pakistani workers are in poverty, substantially higher than the 12% of all workers who are in poverty.

The reasons for this are complex..

jelliott94.bsky.social•22 days ago

Partly it’s about household working status (more likely to be single earner households), employment type (more likely to be self-employed), sectors worked in and rates of pay (lower average earnings), plus geography and housing (more likely to be renting in costlier areas).

jelliott94.bsky.social•22 days ago

Poverty rate by average weekly hours worked across all adults in household (tot hours / total adults):

-30+: 6%
-20-29: 19%
-10-19: 34%
-1-9: 46%
-0: 54%

jelliott94.bsky.social•22 days ago

Read more in the full UK Poverty report, including our thoughts on future prospects, here:

https://www.jrf.org.uk/uk-poverty-2025-the-essential-guide-to-understanding-poverty-in-the-uk

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