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It says "people in the bottom decile" though, which is very low. > You can easily feed a family of 4 on $125 a week using the items I outlined above It looks

• turc1656 7y ago
  That's a fair point, because that would be in the 70% range. But that doesn't factor in income assistance. I know essentially nothing about UK law in this regard, but I imagine they have some sort of income assistance programs for low-income individuals/families, yes? That would raise their income substantially, would it not?
  • DanBC 7y ago
    No, the figures include all available government benefits. Current rate for a single person claiming Universal Credit is listed here: https://www.gov.uk/universal-credit/what-youll-get https://www.gov.uk/universal-credit/what-youll-get That money is mostly not used to pay rent, so we can ignore housing costs. Single and under 25 £251.77 Single and 25 or over £317.82 In a couple and you’re both under 25 £395.20 (for you both) In a couple and either of you are 25 or over £498.89 (for you both) This also assumes there are no sanctions in place. Sanctions can take the income down to as low as £1 per week.
    • ljf 7y ago
      More about Sanctions for those that don't know about them: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-46104333 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-46104333