Soaring House Prices Force Workers Into Longer Commutes

The number of people spending more than two hours travelling to and from work every day has jumped by 72% over the past decade to over three million. Women have suffered most from the increase in long commuting, with a 131% rise in those travelling three hours or more since 2004, said the TUC. The biggest increases in long commutes have been in the South East, South West, East Midlands and Wales. The union organisation said soaring rents and high house prices, coupled with the UK's "creaking" infrastructure had led to people having to spend longer getting to work. More low paid workers are facing longer and costlier commutes just to get to work, said the TUC. Read more on the Express & Star website.