ONE in four low-paid workers has had to skip meals regularly since the start of the pandemic, a new study suggests.

A survey of 2,000 workers earning below the real living wage also indicated that half had suffered a negative impact on their level of anxiety.

The Living Wage Foundation’s research found that two thirds of people earning less than the real living wage — estimated at £9.50 outside London and £10.85 in the capital — had seen their pay fall over the past year as a result of the coronavirus crisis.