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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Albert Toth

Thousands of working UK parents earning £20,000 less than needed for ‘decent’ life

Hundreds of thousands of parents in the UK are more than £20,000 below the annual income needed for a decent living standard, new research has warned.

High housing costs and restricted benefit allowances are causing the gap between household finances and living costs to widen, according to new findings from the Joseph Rowntree Foundation.

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