> a £60K household income (two adults, no kids) still makes you better off than 88% of the population That is before taxes and redistribution though. People wi

> a £60K household income (two adults, no kids) still makes you better off than 88% of the population That is before taxes and redistribution though. People without income or with _de minimis_ income would get their housing cost paid (which costs £20k-£30k per year in London, i.e. 25-40k of pre-tax salary), their council tax bill paid, their TV licence fee waived, prescription and dentistry fees waived, childcare subsidised, and would get £400 of spending money per person on top for bills, food etc. Which is why people on zero income in London can afford to have 2-3 kids, but two people on £50k combined income cannot.