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Originally Posted by jaxie
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Claim
Nurses have been using food banks.
Conclusion
Media reports show that at least some individual nurses and trainees have visited food banks. We don’t have solid evidence of the scale of use.
No solid evidence which is what I said.  |
Here is the evidence...
A registered nurse in a London hospital will, on average, earn around £28,000 per year.
After tax and NI the take home pay is going to be around £22,000
If she/he is single and renting a one bed flat, the average rent will be between £1,000 and £1,500 pcm or £12,000 and £18,000 per year.
Then there are contract fees, rates, utility bills, travel expenses, clothing, sundries and food and she/he has to pay for all of that with the tiny amount of money left.
Single hospital professionals, at least in London, are known to use food banks.
Edited to add. I forgot to add student loan. From this year onwards a nursing student isn't eligible for a bursary and will now have to pay back a student loan. I just looked it up and a two-year course is £20k and that doesn't include living costs. A newly qualified nurse is going to have an average debt of £40k