Workers in Yorkshire skipping meals to make ends meet
The TUC say more people with jobs are choosing between heating and eating.
Stagnant wages are forcing workers in Yorkshire to skip meals to make ends meet, according to a new study.
A survey for the TUC's found almost 20% of people they asked go without heating when it's cold, with 1 in 9 going without food.
The poll also revealed a similar number have pawned something in the last year because they were short of money.
TUC general secretary Frances O'Grady said: "When you come home from a long day at work, you shouldn't have to worry whether you can afford to eat. Having a job should provide you with a decent life, but it's not even covering the basics for many.
"Ten years on from the crash, working families are on a financial cliff edge. Pay packets are worth less and less, but bills keep rising, and personal debt is at crisis levels.
"The government's inaction must not last. Ministers can raise wages by scrapping public sector pay restrictions, investing to create great jobs across the country, and increasing the minimum wage.''
TUC research published earlier this year showed that shrinking pay packets are forcing workers to take on more personal debt.
A Treasury spokesman said: "We want to support working families and help them keep more of what they earn. That's why we are cutting taxes for 30 million people and increasing the National Living Wage, worth an extra #1,400 in people's pockets.''