Almost four million professional workers are living in poverty but are reluctant to seek help, a charity has warned.
The Elizabeth Finn Trust claims that 3.8 million people with jobs are living on as little as £114 a week and the problem is deepening.
Although they make up half of those in poverty, such professionals comprise the "hidden poor" because they do not seek help.
It is believed growing numbers of divorces, an ageing society and uncertainty about retirement income will exacerbate the problem.
The charity has forecast that 11 per cent of all professionals will be living in poverty by 2020 and argues that they will not just be suffering financially but emotionally.
"We tend to assume that people such as managers, accountants and teachers should be able to look after themselves," a spokesman for the charity told the BBC.
"This research dispels that myth and shows people only ask for help when they are desperate." |
