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I am not sure if this comment is satire or for real. 38k is poverty in london. Also there are no liveable 200k studios in acton according to rightmove. Perhaps

• sanitycheck 4y ago
  There are many many people in the UK living in poverty, but 38K in London is not it. For those of us lucky enough to be on significantly more it might look it, but anyone in real poverty would be very happy to get that salary. I was looking at zoopla rather than rightmove. Slightly dodgy area, but I was checking places I've lived and it's definitely not the worst.
  • yrgulation 4y ago
    Indeed Zoopla shows 16 properties at that price. Official stats indicate you are right about the poverty line not being what i said: https://data.london.gov.uk/blog/poverty-in-london-2019-20/ https://data.london.gov.uk/blog/poverty-in-london-2019-20/ Still i dont understand how someone can live on 38k in london considering how expensive _decent_ housing and public transport are. Monthly take home seems to work out at 2400 which is not bad indeed. Oddly enough a 90k per year salary works out at 5100£ despite it being more than double. Unfortunately taxes are real high and take home income is still low even on a high wage.