Rowntree Report - Households Below a Minimum Income Standard

A report by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation has found that while employment levels are rising, the risk of having insufficient income has risen “substantially” for couple parents working full-time and that things are getting “progressively worse” for families with children in the UK as a result of Tory benefit cuts in particular. The report also notes that the imposition of the Bedroom Tax, which represents 12 per cent of the “minimum weekly budget for a single person”, has contributed to a higher risk of low income in social tenants in the UK.

The report in full can be downloaded below.