The revelation comes as people across the country grapple with the cost of living crisis and surging inflation.
"Sustained underfunding of social care has contributed to unacceptable pay and conditions for staff and major workforce shortages, with vacancies in England rising by 52% last year.
Around one in five residential care workers were living in poverty in between April 2017 and April 2020, the analysis found.
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