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Radio Solent,7 mins

Hygiene poverty causing people to skip work

Make a Difference: Hampshire, Dorset and IoW

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8.7 million adults in the UK miss work and 1 in 10 children skip school because of hygiene poverty, according to research from the charity - the Hygiene Bank. Ruth Brock is the CEO of the Hygiene Bank, she's been chatting to BBC Radio Solent's Katie Martin.

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