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workers living in coastal regions in the UK earn on Average £1,600 Less per year than the People inside the country, BBC News Analysis has found.

The research also found two-thirds of the coast had seen areas, a real decline in wages since 2010.

The All parliamentary group for coastal communities, said the results showed that coastal cities have been "Left Behind ."

But the government said its £200m Coastal Communities Fund was life-changing to.

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according to the government.

Struggling to pay rent, the Young workers such as Danny (second left), Tamia (second from right) and Jack (right) say that low wages in Penzance are a real problem

In Penzance in Cornwall, the young workers said they had to fight to find a well-paid, long-term employment on the coast.

"I love Penzance, but I'm also sick," says 18-year-old Danny Hammond who works as a waiter in a local restaurant.

"I earn £6. 30 an hour to pay is not good and People fighting older than me, really, the rent or the mortgage. "

Tamia Mallam said, you could not see many long-term career prospects in Penzance

Tamia Mallam, 20, said that many People she knew, fought and seasonal jobs associated with the tourism industry.

"When I worked In St Ives, between may and September, there was a lot of work, because of the summer season, but then they suddenly said that they are unemployed. This is really hard," She Said .

"There aren't many prospects for a career here in the vicinity. It is a choice to work either in a boring retail job or as a waitress. "

an Apprentice to a carpenter Jack Slater was more optimistic about his future job prospects.

"a Lot of my friends moved to look away from Penzance, have better-paid jobs, and therefore, I would like to give me a trade", the 18-year-old said.

"I want to stay in Cornwall because it is beautiful, and this is my home, and you are always on the construction of new houses round here, which should mean I'll always have work. "

the Problem of low wages relates to the coastal municipalities all over the country.

Bbc News has analyzed 632 parliamentary elections in England, Scotland and Wales. Comparable data for Northern Ireland is not avaialble. Taking into account of full-and part-time workers, the analysis found:

Low wages tend to be areas widely used in the coast, since a higher proportion of People working in low-skilled, low-paid seasonal work.

earlier this year, said the coast places had for a long time, the local economy relies on tourism.

Mike Hill MP, chair of the all parliamentary group for coastal communities, is said to have felt: "for a long time, coastal communities, forget it".

"Many of these areas lost industries such as shipbuilding, which once, thousands of well-paid jobs," he said.

"There are studies that show that, without major changes up to the year 2030 places such as my constituency of Hartlepool could see, many Young People are leaving the coastal regions, which underscores why we need to protect The Right investment and the long-term future of our coastal cities. "

At his party conference in September, it would create reportedly, More Than 60,000 new well-paid jobs in the coastal regions.

People that are said from the coast among the lowest paid in the country

The government, since 2012 a committed and had invested More Than £200m in coastal regions, while More Than a quarter of The 100 cities, the first, selected parts of its £3. 6bn More cities funds were on the coast.

Jake Berry , Secretary of state for the Northern engine house and the Local development, said that these initiatives had begun, the life of the People change.

"for years, the government only spoke about the creation of growth in our cities. But we are also investing areas in the coast, and we have councils all over the country a real increase in their budgets for next year," he added.

This article is part of a special series, of Penzance, Cornwall. Bbc News is exploring the challenges and opportunities for the communities of the coasts of Great Britain .

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Source of news: bbc.com