Just how much public service workers are spending on rent

In most parts of the UK, the price of renting a home has risen steadily, while public sector salaries… well, they haven’t. This rise in rents combined with pay cuts has resulted in a situation that, for many, is simply unsustainable. UNISON has investigated just how much public sector workers are spending on rent. Our new analysis looks specifically at five public sector jobs – an porter in NHS England, a special needs teaching assistant, a refuse driver, a nurse and a police community support officer – and how much of their monthly salary they have to spend on rent, depending on where they live. if("undefined"==typeof window.datawrapper)window.datawrapper={};window.datawrapper["5Ya1T"]={},window.datawrapper["5Ya1T"].embedDeltas={"100":438,"200":345,"300":328,"400":328,"500":328,"700":311,"800":311,"900":311,"1000":311},window.datawrapper["5Ya1T"].iframe=document.getElementById("datawrapper-chart-5Ya1T"),window.datawrapper["5Ya1T"].iframe.style.height=window.datawrapper["5Ya1T"].embedDeltas[Math.min(1e3,Math.max(100*Math.floor(window.datawrapper["5Ya1T"].iframe.offsetWidth/100),100))]+"px",window.addEventListener("message",function(a){if("undefined"!=typeof a.data["datawrapper-height"])for(var b in a.data["datawrapper-height"])if("5Ya1T"==b)window.datawrapper["5Ya1T"].iframe.style.height=a.data["datawrapper-height"][b]+"px"}); It also looks at the average cost of renting per local authority, giving an indication of how much it costs to live in each area for any public...
Source: UNISON Health care news - Category: UK Health Authors: Tags: Article P.S data housing Source Type: news