Cost-of-living crisis: Adur wages rise by less than 8% as inflation soars

Average wages in Adur have risen by less than 8% as the cost of living crisis begins to bite and real wages continue to fall across the UK, new figures show.

The Trade Union Congress said the new Prime Minister Liz Truss "must get pay rising" ahead of a difficult winter with many households worried how they will make ends meet.

The latest ONS figures show median pay in Adur was £2,030 per month in August – up from £1,898 a year before.

It means wages have risen by 7% in the last 12 months, just as the cost-of-living crisis has begun.

Nationally, the median monthly wages have risen by 6.5% in the last year to £2,111 in August, but this still represents a real-terms pay cut thanks to soaring inflation.

Further ONS figures show real-terms pay excluding bonuses – taking inflation into account – fell by 2.8% year on year between May and July across the country, among the largest drop seen since records began in 2011.