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| 'No-frills' lifestyle out of reach of parents on minimum wage – study | 'No-frills' lifestyle out of reach of parents on minimum wage – study |
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| Couples raising two children while working full-time on the minimum wage are falling £49 a week short of being able to provide their family with a basic, no-frills lifestyle, research has found. | Couples raising two children while working full-time on the minimum wage are falling £49 a week short of being able to provide their family with a basic, no-frills lifestyle, research has found. |
| The Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) called for an increase in the government’s “national living wage” to allow families to have an acceptable standard of living. | The Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) called for an increase in the government’s “national living wage” to allow families to have an acceptable standard of living. |
| Its Cost of a Child report, published on Monday, showed an 11% weekly shortfall for a couple raising two children at the point they are aged three and seven. | Its Cost of a Child report, published on Monday, showed an 11% weekly shortfall for a couple raising two children at the point they are aged three and seven. |
| Worse, however, was the deficit for lone parents, who every week fall 20% short of being able to provide a level of living for their children defined as acceptable by public opinion. | Worse, however, was the deficit for lone parents, who every week fall 20% short of being able to provide a level of living for their children defined as acceptable by public opinion. |
| Universal credit flaws leaving families in debt, campaign group says | |
| The charity blamed rising prices, freezes on benefits and tax credit, the bedroom tax and the rollout of universal credit for hitting “family budgets hard”. | The charity blamed rising prices, freezes on benefits and tax credit, the bedroom tax and the rollout of universal credit for hitting “family budgets hard”. |
| The chief executive, Alison Garnham, said: “There is strong public support for the government topping up the wages of low-paid parents, and investing in children is the best long-term investment we can make. | The chief executive, Alison Garnham, said: “There is strong public support for the government topping up the wages of low-paid parents, and investing in children is the best long-term investment we can make. |
| “By using the forthcoming budget to unfreeze benefits and restore work allowances, the government can take steps towards making work really pay.” | “By using the forthcoming budget to unfreeze benefits and restore work allowances, the government can take steps towards making work really pay.” |
| Gains from increased minimum wages were offset by a freeze in tax credit support, the research showed. | Gains from increased minimum wages were offset by a freeze in tax credit support, the research showed. |
| The findings did, however, show an improvement on last year when the family with an 11% shortfall would have found themselves with a 13% deficit. | The findings did, however, show an improvement on last year when the family with an 11% shortfall would have found themselves with a 13% deficit. |
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| The overall cost for a couple raising a first child until they are 18 fell from £155,100 to £150,800. | The overall cost for a couple raising a first child until they are 18 fell from £155,100 to £150,800. |
| A government spokeswoman said fewer people were living in absolute poverty today and ministers were committed to giving every child the best chance. | A government spokeswoman said fewer people were living in absolute poverty today and ministers were committed to giving every child the best chance. |
| “The employment rate is at a near-record high and the national living wage has delivered the highest pay increase for the lowest paid in 20 years, worth £2,000 extra per year for a full-time worker,” she added. | “The employment rate is at a near-record high and the national living wage has delivered the highest pay increase for the lowest paid in 20 years, worth £2,000 extra per year for a full-time worker,” she added. |
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