drop in the ocean

Aditi Jehangir, chairwoman of Living Rent, said the £768m of funding announced by Robison was “only a reverse of previous cuts made to the budget” and a “drop in the ocean compared to what is needed”.

That might sound like a lot of people but the number is a drop in the ocean of the more-than-150 million votes that were cast nationwide.

“Regardless of whether it works or not, this is just a drop in the ocean.”

But they were "a drop in the ocean" when compared with likely real figures estimated at 17 million annually – which has "devastating consequences for businesses and families".

It said the £600m in funding was "a drop in the ocean compared to the staggering £2.4bn in rising costs associated with wage increases and employer national insurance contributions".