Synopsis

Across the United Kingdom, a growing number of people feel as though their income has diminished, struggling to keep pace with the rising cost of living. With ongoing strikes by public sector workers, the BBC’s Analysis Editor Ros Atkins explores the reasons behind this widespread financial hardship. Returning to his native Cornwall, Atkins encounters families battling to make ends meet in a region that has, in recent years, become one of the country's most disadvantaged.