High housing costs driving up poverty among public service workers, says UNISON  

High rents and mortgage payments are a cause of major financial stress for nearly a third of public service workers including cleaners, care staff and teaching assistants, says UNISON today (Friday).
A report commissioned by the union, based on a survey of more than 2,600 public service workers in the UK, shows housing costs have increased for more than three in five (63%).
The document Through the Roof highlights how a rapid rise in rent and mortgage payments is taking a&nb