This paper:
examines changes in the adequacy of household incomes
between 2008/09 and 2012/13;
looks at who is most likely to lack the income needed for an
adequate standard of living;
analyses the numbers and characteristics of those falling
above and below the minimum income standard.
Funding
The Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF)
commissioned this paper as part of its programme
on the Minimum Income Standard, which aims to
define an 'adequate' income, based on what
members of the public think is enough money to live
on.
History
School
Social Sciences
Department
Communication, Media, Social and Policy Studies
Research Unit
Centre for Research in Social Policy (CRSP)
Citation
PADLEY, M., HIRSCH, D. and VALADEZ, L., 2015. Households below a minimum income standard: 2008/09 to 2012/13. York: Joseph Rowntree Foundation.
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Publication date
2015
Notes
This paper can be also downloaded
from the JRF website (www.jrf.org.uk/publications/).