Property News · July 20, 2016

Childcare costs denying working families a good living standard – study


Benefit cuts and rising costs are reducing minimum income needed by low paid to live well, says Joseph Rowntree FoundationHigh childcare costs are leaving parents who work full time at the national minimum wage thousands of pounds a year short of being able to afford what the public defines as a basic acceptable standard of living.Research published by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF) says benefit cuts and rising costs mean increasing numbers of households in low-paid jobs will not achieve the minimum income standard needed to live healthily and sociably. Continue reading…

Source : theguardian.com
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