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Cost of living in east London.

It is a sad state that the area of east London is home to some of the Capitals poorest people. Not by their own choice just bad luck. In fact the recent property hike has made it increasingly difficult for residents in the East of London to be able to meet the cost of living.

The high cost of living in London means that the minimum wage paid out to staff in East London is basically a wage that will lead the workers to live in poverty taking it. The minimum Living Wage for London is 7 pounds and 20 pence per hour. To some areas of the Uk this can sound relatively good, however when you have a family to support, loans to take care of, Bills to pay and living expenses to make in London 7 pounds 20 per hour just about keeps you off the street.

In the East part of London particular government sectors are running a campaign to encourage the employers to look after the workers on minimum wage.

Many of the residents that live and work in East London were not able to fund going to university. This was no through a lack of knowledge but more through the human need to have to go and make a living.

It is a sad state of affairs that in a country such as England there are still areas that are considered poverty areas. Imagine a place in England, a country that has such cash there are families that barely meet the bread line.

Children that have great potential, however instead of going onto study further their parents make sure that they start working as they can’t survive without them in the workplace.

Things in the east could be about to change, with the Olympics scheduled for the East of London in 2012 the government have decided to open a new scheme that helps people there to study.

This could be looked towards as the government being friendly and trying to care for the people of East London. However it could also be interpreted as a last ditch attempt by the government to cover up to the world the poor state of affairs and poverty areas such as the East.

A similar last ditch attempt was made by councils in Manchester whilst the Common wealth games were held in the city. In England the government that are controlling all of the decisions are very quick to try and cover up anything that makes them look bad!

Why is it that in an area that people can barely afford to live, the cost of living still continues to rise? Perhaps if the government focused genuinely on sorting these problems out then it would cost a little more but benefit the country more.
 
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